CIRCLE OF CURVATURE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

circle of curvature; osculating circle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("circle of curvature" is a kind of...):

circle (ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point)

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