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Old 05-04-2016, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by mental4astro View Post
Hi all,
My question then is, what is the description for a series of 'parallel arcs'? This is the best way I have to describe it.
They are not co-centric as they are all of the same radius. They are 'parallel' as best as I can say.

Anyone can offer a description?

Mental.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_curve


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As for parallel lines, a normal line to a curve is also normal to its parallels.
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