Ruling

One of the straight lines sweeping out a ruled surface. The rulings on a ruled surface are asymptotic curves.

See also

Asymptotic Curve, Director Curve, Ruled Surface, Ruled Surface Directrix

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Ruling." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Ruling.html

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