HyperDic: circle_of_curvature

English > 1 sense of the expression circle of curvature:
NOUNattributecircle of curvature, osculating circlethe circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature
English > circle of curvature: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature.
Synonymosculating circle
Broadercircleellipse in which the two axes are of equal length

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