Concept information
Preferred term
ruled surface
Definition
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In geometry, a surface S is ruled (also called a scroll) if through every point of S there is a straight line that lies on S. Examples include the plane, the lateral surface of a cylinder or cone, a conical surface with elliptical directrix, the right conoid, the helicoid, and the tangent developable of a smooth curve in space.
(Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruled_surface)
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URI
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