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Webster 1913 Edition


Unknot

Un-knot′

,
Verb.
T.
[1st
un-
+
knot
.]
To free from knots; to untie.

Webster 1828 Edition


Unknot

UNKNOT'

,
Verb.
T.
To free from knots; to untie.

Definition 2024


unknot

unknot

English

Noun

unknot (plural unknots)

  1. (mathematics) In knot theory, a loop that is not knotted.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʌnːɒt/

Verb

unknot (third-person singular simple present unknots, present participle unknotting, simple past and past participle unknotted)

  1. (transitive) To undo (a knot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʌnˈnɒt/

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