osculatory : Idioms & Phrases

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Osculatory circle

  • . (Geom.) See Osculating circle of a curve, under Circle.
Webster 1913

Osculatory plane

  • (to a curve of double curvature), a plane which passes through three successive points of the curve.
Webster 1913

Osculatory sphere

  • (to a line of double curvature), a sphere passing through four consecutive points of the curve.
Webster 1913