polytopal

polytopal

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English polytope
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English polytopal

    From polytope + -al.

    Adjective

    polytopal (comparative more polytopal, superlative most polytopal)

    1. (mathematics) Of or pertaining to polytopes.
    2. (chemistry) Describing any rearrangement reaction involving atoms or groups at the vertices of a polyhedron.
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