| 单词 | french curve |
| 释义 | > as lemmasFrench curve French curve n. an instrument which provides templates for drawing curved lines. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > a plastic or graphic representation > graphic representation > drawing plans or diagrams > [noun] > drawing instruments > for curves curvograph1817 curvilinead1826 curve1844 French curve1844 integraph1885 1844 Techn. Educator I. 13/1 I. ‘French curves’..are rules cut into an almost endless variety of shapes used in inking curves. 1857 W. Binns Elem. Treat. Orthogr. Projection vii. 97 For drawing lines through the points so found, a ‘French curve’ will be of service. 1971 D. Clark Sick to Death i. 18 An artist's drawing-board... A long T-square..a straight edge with a metal ribbon on one side; a french-curve template. 2005 New Yorker 5 Dec. 61/2 To draw the outline of a letter by hand, he used French curves and straightedges. < as lemmas |
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