English Explanatory Dictionary

Reuleaux triangle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A figure consisting of three circular arcs, each centered on the intersection of the other two.

Word forms

Reuleaux triangle Reuleaux triangles

Etymology

Named after Franz Reuleaux, 19th-century German engineer, who used Reuleaux triangles in his machine designs.

Related words

Reuleaux polygon Reuleaux rotor
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