单词 | chord of curvature |
释义 | > as lemmaschord of curvature chord of curvature n. now rare a line joining a point of a curve and the circumference of the circle of curvature at that point. ΚΠ 1742 C. MacLaurin Treat. Fluxions II. xii. 478 The rectangle contained by half the chord of curvature and the right line which measures the gravity. 1860 I. Todhunter Treat. Differential Calculus (ed. 3) xxiv. §320 If a line be drawn from any point of a curve in any direction, the portion of this line which is intercepted by the circle of curvature at the assumed point is called the chord of curvature. 1930 Edinb. Math. Notes 26 19 PR, The chord of curvature through P, is parallel to the tangent at Q. < as lemmas |
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