Strunk — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
Strunk is used for these senses in English:
- stalk The stem or main axis of a plant.
- stalk (mathematics, sheaf theory) Informally, a construction which generalizes that of the notion of the ring of germs of functions near a point to the context of arbitrary sheaves. Formally, given a sheaf \mathcal{F} on a space X, and a point x in X, the direct limit of the sections of F on the open neighborhoods of x ordered by reverse inclusion. See w:Stalk (sheaf) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- stem A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.
stalk — full definition
- noun The stem of a plant, or a similar stem-like part.
- verb To approach quietly and slowly so as not to be noticed, especially when hunting.
- verb To follow or watch someone obsessively and repeatedly, often causing them fear or distress.
stem — full definition
- noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
- noun A slender supporting part of an object, such as a wine glass or tobacco pipe.
- noun The base form of a word to which endings are added.
- verb To originate or arise from something.
- verb To stop or hold back the flow or spread of something.