'Twisted curve' definitions:

Definition of 'Twisted curve'

From: GCIDE
  • Twisted \Twist"ed\, a. Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted. [1913 Webster]
  • Twisted curve (Geom.), a curve of double curvature. See Plane curve, under Curve.
  • Twisted surface (Geom.), a surface described by a straight line moving according to any law whatever, yet so that the consecutive positions of the line shall not be in one plane; a warped surface. [1913 Webster]