SINCE 1828
Cornu spiral
noun
Cor·nu spiral
| \(ˈ)kȯr¦n(y)ü-\
Definition of Cornu spiral
: a spiral of two oppositely coiled branches obtained by plotting as abscissas and ordinates respectively the corresponding values of a certain two integrals and used to afford graphical solution of various problems in diffraction of light
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