| 单词 | radial curve |
| 释义 | > as lemmasradial curve radial curve n. Geometry rare a plane curve traced by a point moving round a fixed point at a gradually increasing distance; a spiral; (also) a curve most readily expressed in terms of polar coordinates. ΚΠ 1706Radial Curve [see sense A. 2b]. 1811 C. Hutton Course Math. (ed. 6) III. 189 Curves that turn around a fixed point or centre, gradually receding from it, are called spiral or radial curves. 1931 Art Bull. 13 488 The double fold already described..is repeated in simple concentric loops or radial curves. 2000 Jrnl. Soc. Archit. Historians 59 317/1 The complexity of the exedra's arc, which Borromini has approximated with a single radial curve of 47 palms, exactly half the courtyard's width. < as lemmas |
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