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Evolute

A curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve.

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noun

1
A curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve.

adjective

1
Having or being a (mollusc) spiral shell in which the whorls touch along a surface.

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involutenoun	(geometry) A curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string that unwinds from a curved object.
evolventnoun	(geometry) The involute of a curve.
evolutionnoun	Process of development.
curvativenoun	(anatomy) One of the curved walls of the stomach.
radial curvenoun	(mathematics) Any of a family of curves that are the loci of points that have a defined relationship between a fixed point and the centre of curvature at each point on another curve
vertexnoun	(geometry) An angular point of a polygon, polyhedron or higher order polytope.
osculating circlenoun	(geometry, for any point on a curve) The circle that has the same tangent, and the same curvature at the point on the curve.
spiralnoun	(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
ineuntnoun	(geometry) A point of a curve.
inversenoun	An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned (properly) upside down or (loosely) inside out or backwards.
clinenoun	Any graduated continuum.
generatrixnoun	(geometry) A curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure.
paracentric	Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a centre.
cyclogonnoun	A curve created by the vertex of a polygon rolling on a straight line.
centre of curvaturenoun	(mathematics, for any point on a curve) The centre of the osculating circle at the point on the curve.
tendril perversionnoun	(geometry) A reversal of handedness in helical curves.
epitrochoidnoun	A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine
envelopenoun	A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.
foliate curvenoun	(geometry) folium
loopnoun	A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.