Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reidemeister move

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rei-de-meis-ter -move
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of three local moves on a link diagram: (i) twist and untwist in either direction; (ii) move one loop completely over another; (iii) move a string completely over or under a crossing.

Etymology

Demonstrated by Reidemeister (1927).

Inflected Forms

Reidemeister moves (plural)

Questions

What does reidemeister move mean?: Any of three local moves on a link diagram: (i) twist and untwist in either direction; (ii) move one loop completely over another; (iii) move a string completely over or under a crossing.
Where does reidemeister move come from?: Demonstrated by Reidemeister (1927).

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