"pedal curve" meaning in English

See pedal curve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pedal curves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pedal curve (plural pedal curves)
  1. (geometry) For a plane curve C and a given fixed point P, the locus of points X such that PX is perpendicular to a tangent to the curve passing through X. Wikipedia link: pedal curve Categories (topical): Curves, Geometry
    Sense id: en-pedal_curve-en-noun-ei~m43Jd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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