Evolute
[ev-uh-loot or, esp. British, ee-vuh-] /ˈɛv əˌlut or, esp. British, ˈi və-/
noun, Geometry.
1.
the locus of the centers of curvature of, or the envelope of the normals to, another curve.
Compare (def 5).
/ˈɛvəˌluːt/
noun
1.
a geometric curve that describes the locus of the centres of curvature of another curve (the involute). The tangents to the evolute are at right angles to the involute
adjective
2.
(biology) having the margins rolled outwards
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