developable surface

noun

A surface (in more than two dimensions, a plane is trivially developable) that can be flattened into a plane without distortion.

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Meanings

noundevelopable surface (plural developable surfaces)

plural developable surfaces

  1. geometryA surface (in more than two dimensions, a plane is trivially developable) that can be flattened into a plane without distortion.
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