Meanings
nounhypersurface (plural hypersurfaces)
plural hypersurfaces
- mathematicsA n-dimensional surface in a space (often a Euclidean space) of dimension n+1
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Middle Frenchsurface
- Englishsurface
- Englishhypersurface
Translations
Polish hiperpowierzchnia
- hiperpowierzchniacodimension-one space
Swedish hyperyta
- hyperytacodimension-one space
Cite this entry
APA
hypersurface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypersurface
MLA
“hypersurface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypersurface. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypersurface,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypersurface.
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