• (n.) The locus described by any point attached to a curve that slips continuously on another fixed curve, the movable curve having no rotation at any instant.
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If there are two fixed curves, and a curve S of fixed shape and length that slide with its ends on the fixed curves, then the locus of a point moving with S is called a glissette. An example is the locus of the midpoint of a line segment sliding with its ends on two perpendicular lines; this locus i...
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Glis·sette' noun [ French, from
glisser to slip.]
(Math.) The locus described by any point attached to a curve that slips continuously on another fixed curve, the movable curve having no rotation at any instant.
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