asíntota

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin asymptōta (līnea) (literally line not meeting), from Ancient Greek ἀσύμπτωτος (asúmptōtos, not falling together), from ἀ- (a-, not) + σύν (sún, together) + πτωτός (ptōtós, apt to fall, fallen), from πίπτω (píptō, to fall).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈsintota/ [aˈsĩn̪.t̪o.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -intota
  • Syllabification: a‧sín‧to‧ta

Noun

asíntota f (plural asíntotas)

  1. (geometry) asymptote

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