CIRCLE OF CURVATURE


Meaning of CIRCLE OF CURVATURE in English

Math.

the circle with its center on the normal to the concave side of a curve at a given point on the curve and with its radius equal to the radius of curvature at the point. Also called osculating circle .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .