Meaning Of The Word Evolute

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evolute in American English
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
noun: the locus of the centers of curvature of, or the envelope of the normals to, another curve

evolute in British English
adjective: having the margins rolled outwards
noun: a 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

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