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Webster 1913 Edition

Evolvent

E-volv′ent

,
Noun.
[L.
evolvens
,
-entis
, unrolling, p. pr. of
evolvere
.]
(Geom.)
The involute of a curve. See
Involute
, and
Evolute
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Evolvent

EVOLV'ENT

,
Noun.
In geometry, a curve formed by the evolution of another curve; the curve described from the evolute.

Definition 2024

evolvent

evolvent

English

Noun

evolvent ‎(plural evolvents)

  1. (geometry) The involute of a curve.

See also

Latin

Verb

ēvolvent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of ēvolvō

Etymology

Latin ēvolvēns, ēvolventis ‎(“unrolling”), present participle of ēvolvō ‎(“I unroll”).

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