minimal surface

noun

Any surface that has the least possible surface area of those into which it could transform; typically the shapes of soap bubbles that span wire frames

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Meanings

nounminimal surface (plural minimal surfaces)

plural minimal surfaces

  1. mathematicsAny surface that has the least possible surface area of those into which it could transform; typically the shapes of soap bubbles that span wire frames
  2. mathematicsAny surface of vanishing mean curvature. Includes, but is not restricted to, surfaces of minimal area, as given by some boundary conditions.
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