Osculating Circle
nounid
101389·updated May 18, 2026verified
the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- circle of curvature
- plural
- Osculating Circles
- possessive
- Osculating Circle's
- pluralpossessive
- Osculating Circles'
Framework definitions
- §1
- the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature
- §1 · legacy_primary
- the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvatureDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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