lacet

French

Etymology

From lacs +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /la.sɛ/
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Noun

lacet m (plural lacets)

lace (of boot, shoe)
knot on a rope, especially for trapping small animals
(figuratively) trap, ambush
bend, twist (of a road), a switchback
yaw (rotation about the vertical axis)
loop in homotopy theory

Related terms

laçage
lacer

Further reading

“lacet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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