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Meaning of osculating circle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The circle that has the same tangent, and the same curvature at the point on the curve.

Equivalents

Deutsch Krümmungskreis Schmiegkreis

Français cercle osculateur

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

osculating orbit osculation osculator osculatory osculatrix osculometer