"clothoid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: clothoids [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κλώθω (klṓthō, “I spin”) + -oid. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|κλώθω||I spin}} Ancient Greek κλώθω (klṓthō, “I spin”), {{suffix|en||oid}} + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} clothoid (plural clothoids)
  1. (mathematics) A plane curve whose curvature at any point is proportional to distance along it. Wikipedia link: clothoid Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: Cornu spiral, Euler spiral Translations (curve with linear curvature): klotoid [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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