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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
Synonyms
1.2.2
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clothoid
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Etymology
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From
Ancient Greek
κλώθω
(
klṓthō
,
“
I spin
”
)
+
-oid
.
Noun
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clothoid
(
plural
clothoids
)
(
mathematics
)
A
plane
curve
whose
curvature
at any point is
proportional
to
distance
along it.
Synonyms
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Cornu spiral
Euler spiral
Translations
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curve with linear curvature
Swedish:
klotoid
c