Evolute
Translation of "evolute" into Russian
evolute
NounUK
/ˈiːvəluːt/
US
/ˈiːvəluːt/
evolute
evolutes pl
The evolute of a curve is the locus of its centers of curvature.
Эволюта кривой — это геометрическое место центров её кривизны.
Definitions
evolute
NounUK
/ˈiːvəluːt/
US
/ˈiːvəluːt/
A curve that is the locus of the centers of curvature of another curve.
The evolute of a circle is a single point, which is the center of the circle.
evolute
VerbUK
/ˈiːvəluːt/
US
/ˈiːvəluːt/
To develop or unfold; to evolve.
Over centuries, simple folklore evoluted into complex mythology.
evolute
AdjectiveUK
/ˈiːvəluːt/
US
/ˈiːvəluːt/
(of a coiled shell, especially of fossil ammonites) having the whorls separate so that all are visible and none envelop the previous ones.
The ammonite shows an evolute shell in which every whorl remains fully exposed.