Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homotopic

/hoʊ̯.moʊ̯ˈtɑp.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: ho-mo-topic
IPA: /hoʊ̯.moʊ̯ˈtɑp.ɪk/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Such that there is a homotopy (a continuous deformation) taking one to the other.

adj

Having to do with or being a part of the correspondent region in the other brain hemisphere.

adj

Example Sentences

"f and g are homotopic."
"In somatosensory cortex, homotopic connections would be limited to portions of representations devoted to the body midline."
"Jones, Kozlowski, Schallert, and colleagues have demonstrated plasticity not just surrounding the injured cortex, but also in remote cortical areas, such as the homotopic cortex contralateral to injury."

Etymology

Etymology tree English homotopy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English homotopic From homotopy + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /hoʊ̯.moʊ̯ˈtɑp.ɪk/
British English: /həʊ̯.məʊ̯ˈtɒp.ɪk/

Derived Forms

homotopically homotopicity nonhomotopic

Phrases

null-homotopic

Questions

How do you pronounce homotopic?: The recorded pronunciation is /hoʊ̯.moʊ̯ˈtɑp.ɪk/.
What does homotopic mean?: Such that there is a homotopy (a continuous deformation) taking one to the other.
Where does homotopic come from?: Etymology tree English homotopy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English homotopic From homotopy + -ic.

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