isthmus
English
WOTD – 5 November 2010
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An isthmus (narrow strip of land).
Etymology
Via Latin isthmus, from Ancient Greek ἰσθμός (isthmós, “neck”), possibly from εἶμι (eîmi, “to go”). Cognate to Old Norse eið (“isthmus”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪs.məs/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪsməs
Noun
isthmus (plural isthmuses or isthmi)
- A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
- (anatomy) Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures.
- (graph theory) An edge in a graph whose deletion increases the number of connected components of the graph.
Derived terms
Translations
narrow strip of land
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narrow part connecting two larger structures
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈistʰ.mus/, [ˈɪstʰ.mʊs]
Usage notes
- Capitalised, it refers to the Isthmus of Corinth.
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