droites gauches
English translation: skew lines
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1skew lines Explanation: droite = line droite(s) gauche(s) = skew line(s) |
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displaced lines Explanation: Lines that do not lie on a surface. From 1st link below: "gauche adj. et n. I. adj. ... || GEOM Dont tous les points ne sont pas contenus dans le même plan. L'hélice est une courbe gauche. -- Surface gauche, engendrée par une droite, non développable sur un plan. Second link gives an illustrative example. Reference: http://www.francophonie.hachette-livre.fr/cgi-bin/sgmlex2?G.... Reference: http://www.bib.ulb.ac.be/coursmath/hyperbo1.htm |
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