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Exotic — can mean:*In mathematics: **Exotic R4 differentiable manifold homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to the Euclidean space R4 **Exotic sphere differentiable manifold homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to the ordinary sphere*In physics: **Exotic atom … Wikipedia
Exotic — Ex*ot ic, a. [L. exoticus, Gr. ? fr. e xw outside: cf. F. exotique. See {Exoteric}.] Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign; as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word. [1913 Webster] Nothing was so splendid and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exotic — EXÓTIC, Ă, exotici, ce, adj. Care se află într o regiune foarte îndepărtată şi care impresionează prin aspecte neobişnuite, ciudate; care provine dintr o asemenea regiune, care aparţine, care este propriu acestor ţări. [pr.: eg zo ] – Din fr.… … Dicționar Român
exotic — 1590s, belonging to another country, from M.Fr. exotique (16c.) and directly from L. exoticus, from Gk. exotikos foreign, lit. from the outside, from exo outside (see EXO (Cf. exo )). Sense of unusual, strange first recorded in English 1620s,… … Etymology dictionary
exotic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country. 2) strikingly colourful or unusual. ► NOUN ▪ an exotic plant or animal. DERIVATIVES exotically adverb exoticism noun. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
exotic — [eg zät′ik, igzät′ik] adj. [L exoticus < Gr exōtikos < exō, outside: see EX 1] 1. foreign; not native 2. strange or different in a way that is striking or fascinating; strangely beautiful, enticing, etc. n. 1. a foreign or imported thing 2 … English World dictionary
Exotic — Ex*ot ic, n. Anything of foreign origin; something not of native growth, as a plant, a word, a custom. [1913 Webster] Plants that are unknown to Italy, and such as the gardeners call exotics. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exotic — index nonconforming, unaccustomed, uncommon Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
exotic — [adj] not native or usual; mysterious alien, alluring, avant garde, bizarre, colorful, curious, different, enticing, external, extraneous, extraordinary, extrinsic, far out*, fascinating, foreign, glamorous, imported, introduced, kinky*,… … New thesaurus
exotic — 01. The pattern on the wallpaper in the kids room is of a tropical jungle with [exotic] birds, plants and animals. 02. Our green tea has an [exotic], refreshing, fragrant flavor. 03. Native plants are disappearing as a result of the introduction… … Grammatical examples in English
Exotic R4 — In mathematics, an exotic R4 is a differentiable manifold that is homeomorphic to the Euclidean space R4, but not diffeomorphic. The first examples were found by Robion Kirby and Michael Freedman, by using the contrast between Freedman s theorems … Wikipedia
