evolute

English

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Noun

evolute (plural evolutes)

1. (geometry) A curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve.

Translations

a curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve

Czech: evoluta f Finnish: evoluutta Russian: эволю́та (ru) f (evoljúta) Tagalog: balisultag Ukrainian: еволюта f (evoljuta)

See also

• involute

Further reading

• evolute on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Adjective

evolute

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

Coordinate terms

• advolute
• involute
• convolute

Anagrams

• velouté

Italian

Participle

evolute f pl

1. feminine plural of evoluto

Latin

Participle

ēvolūte

1. vocative masculine singular of ēvolūtus