Polytop

See also: isotop and isòtop

German

Etymology

Coined by German mathematician Reinhold Hoppe in 1882, from poly- +‎ -top, from Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, “region; area”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poliˈtoːp/
• Rhymes: -oːp

Noun

Polytop n (strong, genitive Polytops, plural Polytope)

1. (geometry) polytope

Declension

Declension of Polytop [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Polytop	die	Polytope
genitive	eines	des	Polytops	der	Polytope
dative	einem	dem	Polytop	den	Polytopen
accusative	ein	das	Polytop	die	Polytope

Descendants

• → English: polytope
• → French: polytope m
• → Italian: politopo m
• → Japanese: ポリトープ (poritōpu)
• → Polish: politop m
• → Portuguese: politopo m
• → Russian: полито́п m (politóp)
• → Spanish: politopo m
• → Swedish: polytop c
• → Ukrainian: політо́п m (politóp)