Meanings
nounRoman surface (plural Roman surfaces)
plural Roman surfaces
- mathematicsA self-intersecting mapping of the real projective plane into three-dimensional space, with an unusually high degree of symmetry.
Synonyms: Steiner surface
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA self-intersecting mapping of the real projective plane into three-dimensional space, with an unusually high degree of symmetry.
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So called because it was discovered by Jakob Steiner when he was in Rome in 1844.
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Roman surface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roman%20surface
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“Roman surface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roman%20surface. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Roman surface,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roman%20surface.
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