(−2,3,7) pretzel knot — Diagram of the knot In geometric topology, a branch of mathematics, the (−2, 3, 7) pretzel knot, sometimes called the Fintushel–Stern knot, is an important example of a pretzel knot which exhibits various interesting phenomena under… … Wikipedia
pretzel knot — noun A pretzel link which is a knot … Wiktionary
Pretzel link — In knot theory, a branch of mathematics, a pretzel link is a special kind of link. A pretzel link which is also a knot (i.e. a link with one component) is a pretzel knot.In the standard projection of the (p 1,p 2,dots,p n) pretzel link, there are … Wikipedia
Pretzel Loop — Achterbahn mit den meisten Inversionen: „Colossus“ im Thorpe Park Als Inversion bezeichnet man die Überschlags bzw. Überkopfelemente bei Achterbahnen. Im Volksmund werden die Elemente – ungeachtet ihres Typs – oft allgemein als Looping bezeichnet … Deutsch Wikipedia
pretzel — ► NOUN chiefly N. Amer. ▪ a crisp biscuit baked in the shape of a knot or stick and flavoured with salt. ORIGIN German … English terms dictionary
pretzel — ☆ pretzel [pret′səl ] n. [Ger brezel < OHG brezitella < ML * brachiatellum, dim. of * brachiatum, biscuit baked in form of crossed arms < L brachium, an arm: see BRACE1] a usually hard, brittle biscuit made from a slender roll of dough… … English World dictionary
Pretzel — A pretzel is a bread pastry of German origin, that has the shape of a three looped knot or twisted braid. Pretzels are either soft or hard. Hard pretzels have evolved into a variety of shapes from knotted loops to straight pretzel sticks (called… … Wikipedia
Knot (mathematics) — A table of all prime knots with seven crossings or fewer (not including mirror images). In mathematics, a knot is an embedding of a circle in 3 dimensional Euclidean space, R3, considered up to continuous deformations (isotopies). A crucial… … Wikipedia
pretzel — /pret seuhl/, n. 1. a crisp, dry biscuit, usually in the form of a knot or stick, salted on the outside. 2. a larger version of this, made of soft, chewy bread dough. [1815 25, Amer.; < G Pretzel, var. of Bretzel; OHG brizzila < ML bracellus… … Universalium
pretzel — pret·zel (prĕt’səl) n. ▸ A soft or brittle glazed biscuit that is usually salted on the outside and baked in the form of a loose knot or stick. ╂ [German Brezel, from Middle High German brēzel, prēzel, from Old High German brēzila, brezzitella,… … Word Histories
