"developable surface" meaning in English

See developable surface in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: developable surfaces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} developable surface (plural developable surfaces)
  1. (geometry) A surface (in more than two dimensions, a plane is trivially developable) that can be flattened into a plane without distortion. Wikipedia link: developable surface Categories (topical): Cartography, Geometry
    Sense id: en-developable_surface-en-noun-Xy6H8Rfc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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