line of curvature

line of curvature

[′līn əv ′kər·və·chər]
(mathematics)
A curve on a surface whose tangent lies along a principal direction at each point.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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