"Reuleaux triangle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Reuleaux triangles [plural]
Etymology: Named after Franz Reuleaux, 19th-century German engineer, who used Reuleaux triangles in his machine designs. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Reuleaux triangle (plural Reuleaux triangles)
  1. (geometry) A figure consisting of three circular arcs, each centered on the intersection of the other two. Wikipedia link: Reuleaux triangle Categories (topical): Geometry Related terms: Reuleaux polygon, Reuleaux rotor Translations (figure consisting of three circular arcs): Reuleaux’n kolmio (Finnish), triangle de Reuleaux (French), треуго́льник Рёло́ (treugólʹnik Rjoló) [masculine] (Russian)

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