{Twisted curve} (Geom.), a curve of double curvature. See
{Plane curve}, under {Curve}.
{Twisted surface} (Geom.), a surface described by a straight line moving according to any law whatever, yet so that the consecutive positions of the line shall not be in one plane; a warped surface. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
twisted curve — noun : space curve … Useful english dictionary
Twisted — Twist ed, a. Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted. [1913 Webster] {Twisted curve} (Geom.), a curve of double curvature. See {Plane curve}, under {Curve}. {Twisted surface} (Geom.), a surface described by a straight… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twisted surface — Twisted Twist ed, a. Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted. [1913 Webster] {Twisted curve} (Geom.), a curve of double curvature. See {Plane curve}, under {Curve}. {Twisted surface} (Geom.), a surface described by a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curve — Curve, n. [See {Curve}, a., {Cirb}.] 1. A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) A line described according to some low, and having no finite portion of it a straight… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curve of quickest descent — Curve Curve, n. [See {Curve}, a., {Cirb}.] 1. A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) A line described according to some low, and having no finite portion of it a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curve tracing — Curve Curve, n. [See {Curve}, a., {Cirb}.] 1. A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) A line described according to some low, and having no finite portion of it a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curve — vb Curve, bend, twist are comparable when they mean to swerve or cause to swerve or deviate from a straight line or a normal direction or course. Curve is the word of widest application, and it may describe any deviation or swerving from the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Twisted cubic — In mathematics, a twisted cubic is a smooth, rational curve C of degree three in projective 3 space mathbb{P}^3. It is a fundamental example of a skew curve. It is essentially unique, up to projective transformation ( the twisted cubic,… … Wikipedia
Axis of a curve — Curve Curve, n. [See {Curve}, a., {Cirb}.] 1. A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) A line described according to some low, and having no finite portion of it a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plane curve — Curve Curve, n. [See {Curve}, a., {Cirb}.] 1. A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) A line described according to some low, and having no finite portion of it a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
