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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

courbure de convexité

English translation:

convex curvature

Added to glossary by Louisa Tchaicha
Jul 6, 2011 09:03
12 yrs ago
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French term

courbure de convexité

French to English Tech/Engineering Manufacturing couche-culotte
Good morning,

"Selon un mode de réalisation, l'élément extérieur présente des zones de renfort mécanique ici au nombre de quatre(...). Deux de ces zones sont sensiblement perpendiculaires à l'axe de symétrie tandis que deux autres zones présentent une courbure de convexité tournée vers l'axe de symétrie.

a convexity curvature?

Thank you in advance :)
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 convex curvature
4 incurving
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Discussion

chris collister Jul 6, 2011:
Perhaps it is, but mathematicians, who are generally ahead of the game, simply get round the problem by referring to positive or negative curvature (with respect to a given reference frame, of course). Some 3D shapes, eg saddles, can have both positive and negative curvature, ie they can be both convex and concave, depending where you are on the surface. "Facing" is good.
B D Finch Jul 6, 2011:
@chris "Convex curvature" is a widely used expression. Perhaps to differentiate it from other curvatures, perhaps because not all of the surface in question is convex. Personally, I'd use "facing the axis of symmetry".
chris collister Jul 6, 2011:
In the sense that there can be no convexity without curvature, "courbature" would seem to be redundant. "Convex towards (or in the direction of) the axis of symmetry" seems to be the meaning here.

Proposed translations

+1
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convex curvature

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_curvature - CachedSimilar
"Although spinal curvature (or curvature of spine) can refer to the normal concave and convex curvature of the spine, in clinical contexts, the phrase ..."

www2.smarttech.com/kbdoc/135276
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"If there is convex curvature, both ends of the straight edge can't rest on the surface simultaneously. Hold one end of the straight edge ..."
Peer comment(s):
agree kashew
30 mins
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40 mins

incurving

a shorter option.
Peer comment(s):
neutral chris collister : Wouldn't that be concave? "Incurvé" = concave...// Indeed: multiple curvatures...
2 hrs
Maybe the knickers are in a twist? ;-)
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