"compound curve" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: compound curves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} compound curve (plural compound curves)
  1. (metalworking, manufacturing) A three-dimensional shape into which a thin flat sheet of material, e.g. metal, can be formed by operations that must include stretching and/or compression, in addition to bending. Categories (topical): Manufacturing, Metalworking Related terms: single curve

Inflected forms

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