Etymology

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Today it means: A plane curve whose curvature at any point is proportional to distance along it. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κλώθω
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκλώθω“I spin”
  2. English todayclothoid

From Ancient Greek κλώθω (klṓthō, “I spin”) + -oid.

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