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clothoid

clothoid noun: a plane curve whose curvature at any point is proportional to distance along it.

Noun

clothoid (plural clothoids)

  1. A plane curve whose curvature at any point is proportional to distance along it.

Synonyms of clothoid

Forms of clothoid

pluralclothoids

Origin of clothoid

From Ancient Greek κλώθω (klṓthō, “I spin”) + -oid.

Words formed from clothoid

Questions about clothoid

What does clothoid mean?
Clothoid means a plane curve whose curvature at any point is proportional to distance along it.
What part of speech is clothoid?
Clothoid is a noun.
What is the plural of clothoid?
The plural of clothoid is clothoids.

Words near clothoid in the dictionary

  1. clothlike
  2. clothmaker
  3. clothmakers
  4. clothmaking
  5. Clotho
  6. clothoid
  7. clothoidal
  8. clothoids
  9. cloths
  10. clothwork
  11. clothworker

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