Meanings
plural dunce caps · alternative dunce's cap
- The topological space obtained by identifying the sides comprising the boundary of a triangle, two sides with consistent orientation and the third with the reverse orientation.
Synonyms: dunce hat
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe topological space obtained by identifying the sides comprising the boundary of a triangle, two sides with consistent orientation and the third with the reverse orientation.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic قبعَة الأغبياء
- قبعَة الأغبياءConical hat
Esperanto azenoĉapo
- azenoĉapoConical hat
Estonian tobumüts
- tobumütsConical hat
Finnish aasinhattu
- aasinhattuConical hat
French bonnet d’âne
- bonnet d’âneConical hat
German Eselsmütze, Eselskappe
- EselsmützeConical hat
- EselskappeConical hat
Korean 던스 캡
- 던스 캡 (deonseu kaep)Conical hat
Norwegian dumrianhatt
- dumrianhattConical hat
Russian дура́цкий колпа́к
- дура́цкий колпа́к (duráckij kolpák)Conical hat
Swedish dumstrut
- dumstrutConical hat
Cite this entry
dunce cap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunce%20cap
“dunce cap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunce%20cap. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dunce cap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunce%20cap.
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