fatgraph

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noun

A combinatorial object representing the geometry of a protein.

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Meanings

nounfatgraph (plural fatgraphs)

plural fatgraphs

  1. A combinatorial object representing the geometry of a protein.

    We represent pk-structures as orientable fatgraphs, which naturally leads to a filtration by their topological genus.

    2016, Fenix W.D. Huang, Christian M. Reidys, “Topological language for RNA”, in arXiv

Origin

From fat + graph.

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APA

fatgraph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatgraph

MLA

“fatgraph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatgraph. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fatgraph,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatgraph.

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