curve
mathematical idealization of the trace left by a moving point
smooth curve
continuously differentiable parameterized curve whose derivative never vanishes
separatrix
phase curve that separates different modes of a dynamical system
Slope
Curve on a map or in the terrain that is oriented at every point in the direction of the maximum slope of the surface
spiral
curve which emanates from a point, moving farther away as it revolves around the point
trajectory
path of a moving object
integral curve
curve that is a parametric solution to an initial-value problem given by a vector field
Involute of a circle
curve
ovoid
curve
comb space
pathological topological space
trifolium
geometric curve
trefoil curve
mathematical curve
arc
closed segment of a differentiable curve
sine wave
mathematical curve that describes a smooth repetitive oscillation; continuous wave
ray
line with one endpoint
closed curve
curve whose starting point coincides with its ending point; continuous image of a circle
guideline
concept in descriptive geometry
Line of Beauty
a term used to describe S-shaped curved line (a serpentine line) appearing within an object
inverse curve
curve created by a geometric operation
receiver operating characteristic
performance of a binary classifier system as its discrimination threshold is varied
analemma
diagrammatic representation of sun's position over a period of time
evolute
centers of curvature of a curve
roulette
mathematical curve generated by rolling other curves together
roulette
mathematical curve generated by rolling other curves together
road curve
curve of a roadway
airfoil
cross-sectional shape of a wing, blade (of a propeller, rotor, or turbine), or sail
Dirac string
fictitious one-dimensional curve in space, stretching between two magnetic monopoles
trajectory
In fluid mechanics, the path of an object in a flow
contour line
curve along which a function of two variables is constant
knee
bend in a river
ogee
S-curved form used in woodworking, moulding textile weaving, and architecture
space-filling curve
curve whose image is dense within an open region of the plane
parallel curve
generalization of the concept of parallel lines
oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve
S-shaped curve produced when the percentage saturation of haemoglobin with oxygen is plotted against the partial pressure of oxygen (pO2), which is a measure of the oxygen concentration in the surrounding medium
geodesic curve
straight path on a curved surface or a Riemannian manifold
algebraic curve
algebraic variety of dimension one
track transition curve
increasing degree of curvature
conchoid
geometric location
cooling curve
line graph used in physical science
galaxy rotation curve
plot of the orbital speeds of visible stars or gas in that galaxy versus their radial distance from that galaxy’s center