Catalan surface

noun

A ruled surface whose rulings are all parallel to a fixed plane.

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Meanings

nounCatalan surface (plural Catalan surfaces)

plural Catalan surfaces

  1. geometryA ruled surface whose rulings are all parallel to a fixed plane.

Origin

Named after the Belgian mathematician Eugène Charles Catalan.

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APA

Catalan surface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catalan%20surface

MLA

“Catalan surface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catalan%20surface. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Catalan surface,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catalan%20surface.

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