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English
Etymology
From un- + knot.
Pronunciation
- Noun
- Verb
Noun
unknot (plural unknots)
- (mathematics) In knot theory, a loop that is not knotted.
Verb
unknot (third-person singular simple present unknots, present participle unknotting, simple past and past participle unknotted)
- (transitive) To unfasten (a knot).
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