English Explanatory Dictionary

developable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Suitable for development, often specifically for construction
  2. Which can be developed into a visible image.
  3. Described by a moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of the generator intersect each other, allowing the surface to be developed into a plane.
noun
  1. A developable surface.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

developable more developable most developable developables

Etymology

From develop + -able.

Derived words

developable surface nondevelopable undevelopable
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