Meaning of non-orientable in English:
non-orientable
adjective
MathematicsOf a manifold: not having a well-defined global coordinate system; not orientable; specifically (of a surface) such that a figure in the surface can be continuously transformed into its mirror image by taking it round a closed path in the surface.
Pronunciation
non-orientable
/ˌnɒnɔːrɪˈɛntəbl/ /ˌnɒnɒrɪˈɛntəbl/Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Transactions of the American Mathematical Society. From non- + orientable.
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