DEVELOPABLE

Etymology

Adjective

developable (comparative more developable, superlative most developable)

Suitable for development, often specifically for construction

(photography, of a latent image) Which can be developed into a visible image.

(geometry, of a surface) Described by a moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of the generator intersect each other, allowing the surface to be developed into a plane.

Noun

developable (plural developables)

(geometry) A developable surface.

Source: Wiktionary


De*vel"op*a*ble, a.

Definition: Capable of being developed. J. Peile. Developable surface (Math.), a surface described by a moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of the generator intersect each other. Hence, the surface can be developed into a plane.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

15 June 2025

SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

coffee icon