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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature;
[syn: circle of curvature, osculating circle]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

osculating circle n 1: the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature [syn: circle of curvature, osculating circle]