Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alexander horned sphere

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: alexan-der horned -sphere
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pathological object, a certain embedding of a sphere in three-dimensional Euclidean space, obtained by various modifications of a torus.

Etymology

Discovered by J. W. Alexander (1924).

Inflected Forms

Alexander horned spheres (plural)

Phrases

Alexander horned ball Antoine's horned sphere

Frequently Paired Words

Alexander horned ball Antoine's horned sphere

Questions

What does alexander horned sphere mean?: A pathological object, a certain embedding of a sphere in three-dimensional Euclidean space, obtained by various modifications of a torus.
Where does alexander horned sphere come from?: Discovered by J. W. Alexander (1924).

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