How to pronounce polytope
Say it like POL-ee-tohp. Polytope has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (POL).
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- POL
- ee
- tohp
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Polytope pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- POLSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
- eeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
- tohpGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "o" in go.
American vs British pronunciation of polytope
- The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
- The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".
British respelling: POL-ih-tohp.
What does polytope mean?
- A geometric shape (of any number of dimensions) which is fully enclosed and has flat sides, making it a member of the generalized class of shapes which includes the two-dimensional polygon and three-dimensional polyhedron; (formally) a finite region of n-dimensional space bounded by hyperplanes.
Where does polytope come from?
Learned borrowing from German Polytop, originally coined by German mathematician Reinhold Hoppe in 1882, and first used in English by British mathematician Alicia Boole Stott in her 1910 paper Geometrical deduction of semiregular from regul
Questions about saying polytope
How do you pronounce polytope?
Say POL-ee-tohp. The American pronunciation is /ˈpɑliˌtoʊp/. In British English it is /ˈpɒlɪˌtəʊp/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in polytope?
Polytope has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (POL). Broken into parts: POL · ee · tohp.
Is polytope pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /ˈpɒlɪˌtəʊp/ (POL-ih-tohp).