Bézier curve
noun/ˈbɛz.i.eɪ/
Etymology
Probably a calque of French courbe de Bézier. Named after Renault engineer Pierre Bézier who popularized the curves developed earlier by Paul de Casteljau and used them to design curves for the bodywork of cars.
- derived from courbe de Bézier
Definitions
A type of parametric curve defined by a set of control points, two of which are the ends…
A type of parametric curve defined by a set of control points, two of which are the ends of the curve, while the others determine its shape.
- Bézier curves are applied, for example in computer graphics and animation, to produce smooth, infinitely scalable curves.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for Bézier curve. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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