Meanings
nounRiemann surface (plural Riemann surfaces)
plural Riemann surfaces
- mathematicsA one-dimensional complex manifold; a generalization of the complex plane.
Origin
From Bernhard Riemann, German mathematician.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 黎曼曲面
- 黎曼曲面 (Límàn qūmiàn)manifold
Finnish Riemannin pinta
- Riemannin pintamanifold
French surface de Riemann
- surface de Riemannmanifold
German riemannsche Fläche
- riemannsche Flächemanifold
Japanese リーマン面
- リーマン面 (Rīman-men)manifold
Polish powierzchnia Riemanna
- powierzchnia Riemannamanifold
Russian Ри́манова пове́рхность, ри́манова пове́рхность
- Ри́манова пове́рхность (Rímanova povérxnostʹ)manifold
- ри́манова пове́рхность (rímanova povérxnostʹ)manifold
Swedish Riemannyta
- Riemannytamanifold
Cite this entry
APA
Riemann surface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Riemann%20surface
MLA
“Riemann surface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Riemann%20surface. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Riemann surface,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Riemann%20surface.
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