Circular segment Circular segment In geometry, a circular segment (symbol: ⌓) is a region of a circle which is "cut off" from the rest of the circle by a secant or a chord. More formally, a circular segment is a region of two-dimensional space that is bounded by an arc (of less than 180°) of a circle and by the chord connecting the endpoints of the arc. Let "R" be the radius of the circle, "θ" the central angle in radians, α is the central angle in degrees, "c" the chord length, "s" the arc length, "h" the sagitta (height) of the
Circular surface "I" → R is called the base curve for the circular surface and the two maps u, v : "I" → R are called the direction frame for the circular surface. For a fixed "t" ∈ "I" the image of "ƒ"("t", "θ") is called a generating circle of the circular surface. Circular surfaces are an analogue of ruled surfaces. In the case of circular surfaces the generators are circles; called the generating circles. In the case of ruled surface the generators are straight lines; called rulings. Circular surface In mathematics and, in particular, differential geometry a circular surface is the