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 (masculine)

	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”)