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) an asymptote

Declension

declension of ósnertill

m-s1	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

Synonyms

• (asymptote): aðfella

Hyponyms

• (asymptote):

  láfella (“horizontal asymptote”)

  lóðfella (“vertical asymptote”)

  skáfella (“oblique asymptote”)

Related terms

• snertill (“tangent”)