单词 | minimal surface |
释义 | > as lemmasminimal surface minimal surface n. Mathematics the surface of the smallest area bounded by a given closed curve. ΚΠ 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 672/2 The condition leads to a partial differential equation of the second order for the determination of the minimal surface. 1957 Ann. Math. 66 543 A minimal surface which can be represented in the form z = z(x, y) for all x, y must be a plane. 1991 D. Wells Penguin Dict. Curious & Interesting Geom. 27 The surface formed by rotating a catenary about its directrix is a minimal surface. < as lemmas |
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