单词 | evolute |
释义 | evolute[ ev-uh-loot or, especially British, ee-vuh- ] / ˈɛv əˌlut or, especially British, ˈi və- / noun Geometry.the locus of the centers of curvature of, or the envelope of the normals to, another curve.Compare involute (def. 5). Origin of evolute1720–30; <Latin ēvolūtus (past participle of ēvolvere to roll out, unfold, evolve) Words nearby evoluteevocative, evocator, evoke, evoked potential, evoked response, evolute, evolution, evolutionary, evolutionary algorithm, evolutionary biology, evolutionary fitness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for evoluteBritish Dictionary definitions for evoluteevolute / (ˈɛvəˌluːt) / nouna geometric curve that describes the locus of the centres of curvature of another curve (the involute). The tangents to the evolute are at right angles to the involute adjectivebiology having the margins rolled outwards Word Origin for evoluteC19: from Latin ēvolūtus unrolled, from ēvolvere to roll out, evolve Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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