NYT Dictionary
TOPOLOGY
/təˈpɑləd͡ʒi/Nounto-POL-o-gyto-pol-o-gy · 4 syllablesGrade 12
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021
Meaning
The branch of mathematics dealing with those properties of a geometrical object (of arbitrary dimensionality) that are unchanged by continuous deformations (such as stretching, bending, etc., without tearing or gluing).
Etymology
Origin: Latin
From Late Latin topologia, from By surface analysis, topo- (“place”) + -logy (“study of, a branch of knowledge”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
analysis situsgeometria situsanalysisarithmeticmathematicstrigonometry
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2021.