EGAVE

separatrix

About 0.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The ⟨L⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ mark formerly used to divide integers from decimals.
  2. noun Synonym of decimal point, which replaced such marks.
  3. noun The proofreader's mark resembling a slash ⟨ / ⟩ or vertical bar ⟨ | ⟩ placed after a note in the margin to indicate that it should replace the item(s) struckthrough in the running text or to separate it from other margin notes.
  4. noun A terminator: a line on a partially-illuminated surface separating the lit and shaded regions.
  5. noun The line between regions having different magnetic fields.
  6. noun The boundary separating two modes of behavior in a differential equation.

Similar words

virgule diagonal stroke solidus slash fraction bar interpunct decimal point space dot fraction slash

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is of and in loop between surfaces surface for

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