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1Exotic — can mean:*In mathematics: **Exotic R4 differentiable manifold homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to the Euclidean space R4 **Exotic sphere differentiable manifold homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to the ordinary sphere*In physics: **Exotic atom …
2Exotic — Ex*ot ic, a. [L. exoticus, Gr. ? fr. e xw outside: cf. F. exotique. See {Exoteric}.] Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign; as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word. [1913 Webster] Nothing was so splendid and… …
3exotic — EXÓTIC, Ă, exotici, ce, adj. Care se află într o regiune foarte îndepărtată şi care impresionează prin aspecte neobişnuite, ciudate; care provine dintr o asemenea regiune, care aparţine, care este propriu acestor ţări. [pr.: eg zo ] – Din fr.… …
4exotic — 1590s, belonging to another country, from M.Fr. exotique (16c.) and directly from L. exoticus, from Gk. exotikos foreign, lit. from the outside, from exo outside (see EXO (Cf. exo )). Sense of unusual, strange first recorded in English 1620s,… …
5exotic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country. 2) strikingly colourful or unusual. ► NOUN ▪ an exotic plant or animal. DERIVATIVES exotically adverb exoticism noun. ORIGIN …
6exotic — [eg zät′ik, igzät′ik] adj. [L exoticus < Gr exōtikos < exō, outside: see EX 1] 1. foreign; not native 2. strange or different in a way that is striking or fascinating; strangely beautiful, enticing, etc. n. 1. a foreign or imported thing 2 …
7Exotic — Ex*ot ic, n. Anything of foreign origin; something not of native growth, as a plant, a word, a custom. [1913 Webster] Plants that are unknown to Italy, and such as the gardeners call exotics. Addison. [1913 Webster] …
8exotic — index nonconforming, unaccustomed, uncommon Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9exotic — [adj] not native or usual; mysterious alien, alluring, avant garde, bizarre, colorful, curious, different, enticing, external, extraneous, extraordinary, extrinsic, far out*, fascinating, foreign, glamorous, imported, introduced, kinky*,… …
10exotic — 01. The pattern on the wallpaper in the kids room is of a tropical jungle with [exotic] birds, plants and animals. 02. Our green tea has an [exotic], refreshing, fragrant flavor. 03. Native plants are disappearing as a result of the introduction… …
