asymptote

UK:  ['æsɪmptəʊt]

US:  ['æsɪmˌtoʊt]

复数：asymptotes  

n.

1.渐近值

2.【数学】渐近线

1 . Asymptote's design features two towers with a terminal hall suspended between them.
渐近线设计的特点是两座塔间延展的终端展堂。

2 . The low value appears to be an asymptote; further reductions in toughness do not occur in thicker plates.
低值看来是一个渐近值，在更厚的板中韧性值不会进一步减小。

3 . Not really. I feel somewhat like an inverse tangent function that's approached an asymptote.
不太好。感觉像是反正切曲线接近渐近线了。

4 . Here's a proposal by Asymptote Architecture for a port terminal in the city of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
图为台湾高雄市内一个终端港口码头的渐近线设计方案。

5 . The port terminal as envisioned by Asymptote is designed to invigorate and activate Kaohsiung's city edge at the water.
预设成渐近线式的港口码头，其设计旨在振兴和激活高雄市临水的城市边缘。