Gore (segment)
Sector of curved surface / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For gores resulting from surveying, see Gore (surveying).
A gore is a sector of a curved surface [1] or the curved surface that lies between two close lines of longitude on a globe and may be flattened to a plane surface with little distortion. [2] The term has been extended to include similarly shaped pieces such as the panels of a hot-air balloon or parachute, [3] or the triangular insert that allows extra movement in a garment (see Gore (fabrics)).[4]