ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hypercycle

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Hypercycle is a noun meaning (hyperbolic geometry) A curve whose points have the same orthogonal distance from a given straight line.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

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

Word Forms

Synonyms for hypercycle

Depending on context, synonyms include hypercircle.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include horocycle, oricycle, hyperbola, hypotrochoid, hypocycloid, hyperellipse.

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