tiệm cận

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 漸近.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəm˧˨ʔ kən˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiəm˨˩ʔ kəŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tim˨˩˨ kəŋ˨˩˨]

    Verb

    tiệm cận

    1. (uncommon) to gradually become close to; to approach

    Adjective

    tiệm cận

    1. (mathematics) asymptotic; asymptotical