Meanings
nounknotoid (plural knotoids)
plural knotoids
- A form of knot diagram whose underlying curve is a segment rather than a circle.
Origin
From knot + -oid, introduced in a paper by Vladimir Turaev.
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APA
knotoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knotoid
MLA
“knotoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knotoid. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knotoid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knotoid.
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