hypercycle

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ cycle

Noun

hypercycle (plural hypercycles)

1. (hyperbolic geometry) A curve whose points have the same orthogonal distance from a given straight line.

   Synonyms: hypercircle, equidistant curve

2. (chemistry) A system of self-replicating molecules, as an explanation for the self-organization of prebiotic systems.

See also

• Hypercycle (geometry) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia