orbifold
nounUS /ˈɔɹ.bɪˌfoʊld/ · UK /ˈɔː.bɪˌfəʊld/
Etymology Blend of orbit + manifold. Named by William Thurston.
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Mathematics, Sciences, Topology A topological space in which every small enough neighborhood is homeomorphic to a quotient of real space by the action of a finite group.
- Derived terms
- orbifoldized, orbispace, suborbifold