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INVOLUTE OF A CURVE

\ɪnvˈɒluːt əvə kˈɜːv], \ɪnvˈɒluːt əvə kˈɜːv], \ɪ_n_v_ˈɒ_l_uː_t ə_v_ə k_ˈɜː_v]\

Definitions of INVOLUTE OF A CURVE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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The curve described by the end of a thread unwound from that curve, the part of the thread that leaves the curve being kept straight during the unwinding. The curve from which the thread is unwound is the Evolute.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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