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Osculating Circle

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
circle of curvature
plural
Osculating Circles
possessive
Osculating Circle's
pluralpossessive
Osculating Circles'