osculating plane
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of osculating plane
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Lat, the plane determined by the vectors T and N forms the osculating plane of C at any point P on the curve.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
Suppose we form a circle in the osculating plane of C at point P on the curve.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
The flexural couples reduce to a single couple in the osculating plane proportional to the curvature when the two flexural rigidities are equal, and in this case only.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
It cuts the osculating plane in a circle, called the circle of absolute curvature; and the centre and radius of this circle are the centre and radius of absolute curvature.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
That is to say, the osculating plane at any point of a geodetic line contains the normal to the surface at that point.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
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