osculating circle
osculating circle · osculating circles
Schmiegkreis, Krümmungskreis
The circle that has the same tangent, and the same curvature at the point on the curveThe circle that has the same tangent, and the same curvature at the point on the curve.
Meaning
1 sensesThe circle that has the same tangent, and the same curvature at the point on the curve.
Schmiegkreis, Krümmungskreis
the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature
Translations
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By meaning 1
notion in mathematics:
Forms
plural: osculating circles| Singular | osculating circle |
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| Plural | osculating circles |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature:circle of curvature