arc length
Distance along curve
Arc length is the distance along a curved line between two points, measured by tracing the curve rather than cutting straight across.
In geometry, arc length typically refers to a portion of a circle's circumference: The arc length of a quarter circle equals one-fourth the circumference.
The concept extends to any curve in mathematics and physics.
- circleCurved closed shape
- ellipseConic section curve
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- parabolaSymmetrical open plane curve
- integralAntiderivative or crucial component
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- geometryangles, circles, angle, shapes, lines
- geometry termscircle, line, rectangle, side, square
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- curvescurve, curves, curls, curl, bend
- rotationrotation, spin, axis of rotation, rotational motion, angular momentum
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