evolute

[ ev-uh-lootor, especially British, ee-vuh- ]

noun

, Geometry.

1. the locus of the centers of curvature of, or the envelope of the normals to, another curve. Compare involute ( def 5 ).

evolute

/ 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

1. biology having the margins rolled outwards

Word History and Origins

Origin of evolute¹

1720–30; < Latin ēvolūtus (past participle of ēvolvere to roll out, unfold, evolve )

Word History and Origins

Origin of evolute¹

C19: from Latin ēvolūtus unrolled, from ēvolvere to roll out, evolve

Example Sentences

The Russian cars listed were five Lada models, produced by Russia's largest carmaker Avtovaz, as well as the UAZ, Aurus and Moskvich brands, and Evolute electric cars.

From Reuters

It matters little whether a person can correctly derive the words telegraph, tangent, ellipse, evolute, etc., if the correct idea is present in his mind when he uses them.

From Project Gutenberg

What do you understand the Spiritualist means when he claims that the soul goes to the "Summer land," and there continues to work and evolute to higher planes?

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The intrinsic equation is s = 4a sin ψ, and the equation to the evolute is s = 4a cos ψ, which proves the evolute to be a similar cycloid placed as in fig.

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His enquiries into evolutes enabled him to prove that the evolute of a cycloid was an equal cycloid, and by utilizing this property he constructed the isochronal pendulum generally known as the cycloidal pendulum.

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