angle of torsion

noun

The indefinitely small angle between two consecutive osculating planes of a curve of double curvature.

Meanings

nounangle of torsion (plural angles of torsion)

plural angles of torsion

  1. geometryThe indefinitely small angle between two consecutive osculating planes of a curve of double curvature.
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