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noun • a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve | ||||||||
| 48% | 10 | This type of curve is an example of a roulette curve, which means it is generated by the motion of a point on a curve as it rolls without slipping on another curve. | ||||||
noun • the curve resulting from the orthogonal projection of a fixed point on the tangent lines of a given curve. | ||||||||
| 38% | 7 | Curve that lies on the concave side of a curve and is everywhere tangent to the original curve | ||||||
noun • A curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve. adjective • Having or being a (mollusc) spiral shell in which the whorls touch along a surface. | ||||||||
Plane Curve Crossword Clue
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PARABOLA which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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PARABOLA
Updated: October 10, 2023
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| New York Times27 Jan 1991 | Down 61 | |
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