Definition of "unknot"

unknot

/ˈʌnnɒt/

  • noun

    plural unknots

    1. (mathematics) In knot theory, a loop that is not knotted.  

  • verb

    third-person singular simple present unknots, present participle unknotting, simple past and past participle unknotted

    1. (transitive) To unfasten (a knot).