symplectic

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Synonyms: symplastic, symplectite

Antonyms: symplastic, symplectite

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Adjective

1. Placed in or among, as if woven together.
2. {{lb|en|group theory|of a [[group]]}} Whose [[characteristic]] [[abelian]] subgroups are [[cyclic]].
3. {{lb|en|mathematics|multilinear algebra|of a [[bilinear form]]}} That is [[alternating]] and [[nondegenerate]].
4. {{lb|en|mathematics|multilinear algebra|of a [[vector space]]}} That is equipped with an [[alternating]] [[nondegenerate]] [[bilinear form]].
5. {{lb|en|mathematics}} Of or pertaining to (the [[geometry]] of) a [[differentiable]] [[manifold]] equipped with a [[closed]] [[nondegenerate]] [[bilinear form]].
6. That moves in the same direction as a system of [[synchronized]] [[wave]]s.
7. {{lb|en|petrology|mineralogy}} Of or pertaining to a [[symplectite]]; {{l|en|symplectitic}}.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|mathematics}} A symplectic bilinear form, manifold, geometry, etc.
2. {{lb|en|ichthyology}} A [[bone]] in the [[teleostean]] [[fish]]es that forms the lower [[ossification]] of the [[suspensorium]], and which [[articulate]]s below with the [[quadrate bone]] by which it is firmly held.

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