Involute - Wikipedia An involute (also known as an evolvent) is a particular type of curve that is dependent on another shape or curve An example of the involute of a curve is the locus of a point on a piece of taut string as the string is either unwrapped from or wrapped around the curve
Involute -- from Wolfram MathWorld The locus of points traced out by the end of the string is called the involute of the original curve, and the original curve is called the evolute of its involute
Involute Definition Formula and Examples - Vedantu An involute is a curve traced by the end of a taut string as it is unwound from another curve In geometry, the involute depends on the original curve (called the evolute when reversed)
Involute - Math of involute curves for mechanical gears An involute, specifically a circle involute, is a geometric curve that can be described by the trace of unwrapping a taut string which is tangent to a circle, known as the base circle The circle involute has attributes that are critically important to the application of mechanical gears
Evolute and Involute of a Curve - Bohrium An involute is the path traced by a string unwinding from a curve, while the evolute is the locus of the curve's centers of curvature Evolutes and involutes have a reciprocal relationship: the evolute of an involute is the original curve itself
Involute — Definition, Formula Examples An involute is the curve traced by the end of a taut string as it is unwound from another curve Think of pulling a thread off a spool while keeping it tight — the path the free end traces is the involute of that spool's shape
involute - Wiktionary, the free dictionary involute (plural involutes) (geometry) A curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string that unwinds from a curved object