Evolute Definition

ĕvə-lo͝ot, ēvə-
noun
A curve that is the locus of the center of curvature of another curve (called the involute); the envelope of the perpendiculars, or normals, of the involute.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Evolute

Noun

Singular:
evolute
Plural:
evolutes

Origin of Evolute

  • From Latin ēvolūtus past participle of ēvolvere to unroll evolve

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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