principal normal indicatrix

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principal normal indicatrix [¦prin·sə·pəl ‚nȯr·məl in′dik·ə‚triks]

(mathematics)

For a space curve, all the end points of those radii of a unit sphere that are parallel to the positive directions of the principal normals to the curve. Also known as spherical indicatrix of the principal normal.

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