three-dimensional (3-d) curve
11Z-order curve — Not to be confused with Z curve or Z order. Four iterations of the Z order curve …
12Algebraic curve — In algebraic geometry, an algebraic curve is an algebraic variety of dimension one. The theory of these curves in general was quite fully developed in the nineteenth century, after many particular examples had been considered, starting with… …
13Sierpiński arrowhead curve — The Sierpiński arrowhead curve is a fractal curve similar in appearance and identical in limit to the Sierpiński triangle. Representation as Lindenmayer systemThe Sierpiński arrowhead curve can be expressed by a rewrite system (L system).… …
14Square rig — is a generic type of sail and rigging arrangement in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/square#Adjective square] , to the keel of the vessel and to the masts …
15helix — A three dimensional spiral; a curve that lies on a cylinder or cone. Spirals helixes and volutes are among the ten classes of patterns. The chirality of a helix is the direction of its turning, or handedness. A right handed helix turns as a… …
16пространственная кривая — — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность EN three dimensional (3 D) curve …
17Non-uniform rational B-spline — Three dimensional NURBS surfaces can have complex, organic shapes. Control points influence the directions the surface takes. The outermost square below delineates the X/Y extents of the surface …
18dimension — dimensional, adj. dimensionality, n. dimensionally, adv. dimensionless, adj. /di men sheuhn, duy /, n. 1. Math. a. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a… …
19mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …
20Differential geometry of surfaces — Carl Friedrich Gauss in 1828 In mathematics, the differential geometry of surfaces deals with smooth surfaces with various additional structures, most often, a Riemannian metric. Surfaces have been extensively studied from various perspectives:… …
