Definition of Evolute

1. n. A curve from which another curve, called the involute or evolvent, is described by the end of a thread gradually wound upon the former, or unwound from it. See Involute. It is the locus of the centers of all the circles which are osculatory to the given curve or evolvent.

Definition of Evolute

1. a type of geometric curve [n -S]

Medical Definition of Evolute

1. A curve from which another curve, called the involute or evolvent, is described by the end of a thread gradually wound upon the former, or unwound from it. See Involute. It is the locus of the centers of all the circles which are osculatory to the given curve or evolvent. Any curve may be an evolute, the term being applied to it only in its relation to the involute. Origin: L. Evolutus unrolled, p. P. Of evolvere. See Evolve. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Evolute

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evoke
evoked
evoked potential
evoked potential
evoked potentials
evoked response
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evoker
evokers
evokes
evoking
evolue
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evolute (current term)
evolute (current term)
evoluted
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evolutility
evoluting
evolution
evolution
evolutionarily
evolutionarily conserved
evolutionarily conserved gene
evolutionarily conserved sequence
evolutionary
evolutionary computation
evolutionary distance
evolutionary fitness

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