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Re-entrant
see synonyms of re-entrantAdjective
1. re-entrant, reentrant
(of angles) pointing inward
Example Sentences:'a polygon with re-entrant angles'
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Re-entrant
see synonyms of re-entrantadjective
1.
(of an angle, esp in fortifications) pointing inwards
Compare salient (sense 2)2. mathematics
(of an angle in a polygon) greater than 180° and thus pointing inwards
noun
3.
an angle or part that points inwards
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Re-entrant
see synonyms of re-entrantadj.
1. Reentering; pointing inward.
2. Music Of or relating to strings that, when plucked in order, make a discontinuously rising and falling sequence of pitches: a lute with reentrant tuning.
n.
A reentrant angle or part.
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