ósnertill

Icelandic

Etymology

From ó- (“un-, not”) +‎ snertill (“tangent, something that touches”), compare snerta (“to touch”).

Noun

ósnertill m (genitive singular ósnertils, nominative plural ósnertlar)

  1. (mathematics, rare) asymptote
    Synonym: aðfella (common word)

Declension

Declension of ósnertill (masculine, based on snertill)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ósnertill ósnertillinn ósnertlar ósnertlarnir
accusative ósnertil ósnertilinn ósnertla ósnertlana
dative ósnertli ósnertlinum ósnertlum ósnertlunum
genitive ósnertils ósnertilsins ósnertla ósnertlanna

Hyponyms

  • (asymptote):
    láfella (“horizontal asymptote”)
    lóðfella (“vertical asymptote”)
    skáfella (“oblique asymptote”)
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