kě zhǎn qū miàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(math.) a developable surface
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Original source entry:

可展曲面 可展曲面 [ke3 zhan3 qu1 mian4] /(math.) a developable surface/

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  • 可
    kě

    (prefix) can / may / able to / -able / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very / but / however

    kè

    used in 可汗[kè hán]

  • 展
    zhǎn

    to spread out / to open up / to exhibit / to put into effect / to postpone / to prolong / exhibition

    Zhǎn

    surname Zhan

  • 曲
    qū

    bent / crooked / wrong / fermentation starter / leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc) / Taiwan pr. [qú]

    qǔ

    tune / song / CL:支[zhī]

    Qū

    surname Qu

  • 面
    miàn

    face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc / flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless

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