Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bézier curve

/ˈbɛz.i.eɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: bezier curve
IPA: /ˈbɛz.i.eɪ/

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"Bézier curves are applied, for example in computer graphics and animation, to produce smooth, infinitely scalable curves."
"So, instead, it is often better to combine multiple Bézier curves to form a longer, more complicated curve called a piecewise Bézier curve. This section discusses how to join Bézier curves together – especially how to join them so as to preserve continuity and smoothness (i.e., continuity of the first derivative)."
"The initial points p₀, p₁, and p₂ are called control points of the Bézier curve.[…]The process outlined above for the generation of a quadratic Bézier curve from its three control points can be generalized for more control points in a straightforward manner."
"When an affine transformation is applied to the control points, the resulting Bézier curve with respect to the new control points coincides with the transformed Bézier curve. Therefore, Bézier curves are invariant under affine transformations like rotation, translation or scaling. Bézier curves are also symmetric with respect to their control points."

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.

Inflected Forms

Bézier curves (plural)

Phrases

Bézier coefficient Bézier spline Bézier surface Bézier triangle composite Bézier curve Bernstein form control point

Frequently Paired Words

bezier Bézier coefficient Bézier spline Bézier surface Bézier triangle composite Bézier curve Bernstein form control point

Synonyms

bezier

Questions

How do you pronounce bézier curve?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛz.i.eɪ/.
What does bézier curve mean?: 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.
Where does bézier curve come from?: 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.

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