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Apotome
Meaning
Noun
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In Geometry & Mathematics:
The
difference
between two
quantities
or
lengths
commensurable
only
in power
, as between 1 and the
square root
of 2, or between the
diagonal
and
side
of a
square
.
●
In Music:
The
remaining
part of a
whole tone
after a
smaller
semitone
has been
deducted
from it;
a major
semitone
.
●
In Zoology:
A
distinct
division
of an
insect
which is
divided
from the other
divisions
by a
pinch
point.
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Origin
apotome
English
ἀποτομή
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
Rhymes
Apotome
Lobotomy
Dichotomy
Trichotomy
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