Curve whose tangent vector is collinear with normal vector of another curve

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A have a question for someone who's an expert in differential geometry. Is there a special name for curves such that a tangent vector of one curve is collinear ( or even equal) to a normal vector of another curve?

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It is called an evolute, while the converse is an involute.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolute

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Involute