binormal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A line that is at right angles to both the normal and the tangent of a point on a curve and, together with them, forms three orthogonal axes
adj
  1. describing such a line

Word forms

binormal binormals

Etymology

From bi- + normal.

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