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TWISTED CURVE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- space curve 1, record 1, English, space%20curve
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A curve in space, not necessarily a twisted curve. 2, record 1, English, - space%20curve
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- courbe d'espace
1, record 1, French, courbe%20d%27espace
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- twisted curve 1, record 2, English, twisted%20curve
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- skew curve 1, record 2, English, skew%20curve
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A space curve that does not lie in a plane. 1, record 2, English, - twisted%20curve
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- courbe torse
1, record 2, French, courbe%20torse
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- courbe tordue 1, record 2, French, courbe%20tordue
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-09-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pitch of a helix
1, record 3, English, pitch%20of%20a%20helix
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- helix pitch 2, record 3, English, helix%20pitch
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the amount by which a point on the helix is displaced, in a direction parallel to the axis, in making one revolution about the axis. 1, record 3, English, - pitch%20of%20a%20helix
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
helix : A twisted curve whose tangent always makes a constant angle with a fixed line, called the axis of the helix. 1, record 3, English, - pitch%20of%20a%20helix
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pas de l'hélice
1, record 3, French, pas%20de%20l%27h%C3%A9lice
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un cas particulier important est celui de l'hélice circulaire, dont le cylindre (C) correspondant est un cylindre de révolution. Pour la caractériser, il faut connaître son axe et son rayon r [...], son sens d'enroulement [...] et son pas h (longueur constante qui sépare deux points d'intersection consécutifs d'une génératrice fixe, avec (H]. 2, record 3, French, - pas%20de%20l%27h%C3%A9lice
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hélice : Courbe le plus souvent gauche, dont les tangentes font un angle constant avec une direction donnée. 2, record 3, French, - pas%20de%20l%27h%C3%A9lice
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1981-07-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- osculating developable 1, record 4, English, osculating%20developable
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...)(of twisted curve). The envelope of the osculating planes of the curve. 2, record 4, English, - osculating%20developable
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- développante osculatrice 1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9veloppante%20osculatrice
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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