spherical indicatrix

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spherical indicatrix [¦sfir·ə·kəl in′dik·ə‚triks]

(mathematics)

For a space curve, those points on the unit sphere traced out by a radius moving from point to point always parallel with the tangent to the curve. Also known as spherical image; spherical indicatrix of the tangent; spherical representation; tangent indicatrix.

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