homotopic
/hoʊ̯.moʊ̯ˈtɑp.ɪk/adjective
homotopic is an adjective meaning “Such that there is a homotopy (a continuous deformation) taking one to the other” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled H-O-M-O-T-O-P-I-C and has 4 syllables, and it appears about once in every 43 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does homotopic mean?
adjective
- 1
Such that there is a homotopy (a continuous deformation) taking one to the other.
f and g are homotopic.
- 2
Having to do with or being a part of the correspondent region in the other brain hemisphere.
- 3
rareHomorganic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce homotopic?
- UK /həʊ̯.məʊ̯ˈtɒp.ɪk/
- UK /hɒm.əʊ̯ˈtɒp.ɪk/
- US /hoʊ̯.moʊ̯ˈtɑp.ɪk/
Homotopic has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-homotopic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
How common is homotopic?
Homotopic appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Homotopic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (topology) such that there is a homotopy taking one to the other:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | homotope |
| German | homotop |
| Spanish | homotópico |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does homotopic come from?
From homotopy + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).