acnode

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noun

An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose coordinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to the curve.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounacnode (plural acnodes)

plural acnodes

  1. geometryAn isolated point not upon a curve, but whose coordinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to the curve.

Origin

  1. Latinacus
  2. Englishacnode

From Latin acus + nodus.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acnode,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acnode.

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