unknot

unknot

English

Etymology

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English un-
English knot
English unknot

    From un- + knot.

    Pronunciation

    Noun
    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʌn.nɒt/
    • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʌn.nɑt/
    Verb
    • (UK) IPA(key): /ʌnˈnɒt/
    • (US) IPA(key): /ʌnˈnɑt/
    • Rhymes: -ɒt

    Noun

    unknot (plural unknots)

    1. (mathematics) In knot theory, a loop that is not knotted.

    Verb

    unknot (third-person singular simple present unknots, present participle unknotting, simple past and past participle unknotted)

    1. (transitive) To unfasten (a knot).

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