OSCULATING CIRCLE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature
   Synonym(s)
   • circle of curvature (what does circle of curvature mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) osculating circle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • circle (what does circle mean?)