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osculating plane
noun
, Mathematics.
- the plane containing the circle of curvature of a point on a given curve.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of osculating plane1
First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences
That is to say, the osculating plane at any point of a geodetic line contains the normal to the surface at that point.
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An osculating plane of the curve (see 38 below) is a tangent plane of the torse all along a generating line.
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