"glissette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glissettes [plural]
Etymology: From French glissette, from glisser (“to slip”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|glissette}} French glissette Head templates: {{en-noun}} glissette (plural glissettes)
  1. (mathematics) The locus described by any point attached to a curve that moves continuously along another fixed curve, the movable curve having no rotation at any instant. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-glissette-en-noun-HnzkD-50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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