< syn- together + p to fall]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ymp — as·ymp·tote; as·ymp·tot·ic; as·ymp·tot·i·cal; as·ymp·tot·i·cal·ly; … English syllables
tote — as·ymp·tote; dip·tote; tote; trip·tote; … English syllables
asymptote — as·ymp·tote … English syllables
as — as·ple·ni·oid; as·ple·ni·um; as·por·ta·tion; as·sa·cu; as·sail·a·ble; as·sail·ment; as·sam; as·sa·pan; as·sas·si·na·tion; as·sa·tion; as·sault·a·ble; as·say·a·ble; as·say·er; as·self; as·sem·blance; as·sem·ble; as·sem·blé; as·sem·bly·man;… … English syllables
Asymptote — As ymp*tote (?; 215), n. [Gr. ? not falling together; a priv. + ? to fall together; ? with + ? to fall. Cf. {Symptom}.] (Math.) A line which approaches nearer to some curve than assignable distance, but, though infinitely extended, would never… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
asymptote — as•ymp•tote [[t]ˈæs ɪmˌtoʊt[/t]] n. math. Math. a straight line approached by a given curve as one of the variables in the equation of the curve approaches infinity • Etymology: 1650–60; < Gk asýmptōtos lit., not meeting = a VI+sýmptōtos, v.… … From formal English to slang
