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Definition of Circle of curvature
1. Noun. The circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Circle Of Curvature
Literary usage of Circle of curvature
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of the Differential and Integral Calculus: With Examples and by James Morford Taylor (1898)
"circle of curvature. The curvature of any curve except the circle varies from
one point to another. A circle tangent to a curve and having the same ..."
2. Elements of the Differential and Integral Calculus by William Anthony Granville, Percey Franklyn Smith (1904)
"CHAPTER XVI circle of curvature. CENTER OF CURVATURE 128. circle of curvature.* Center
of curvature. If a circle be drawn through three points P0, Pr P, ..."
3. Projective Geometry by Oswald Veblen, John Wesley Young (1918)
"Construct by ruler and compass the center of the circle of curvature at an ...
The circle of curvature of a conic C2 at a point P meets f 2 in one and only ..."
4. Mechanics by Henry Kater, Dionysius Lardner (1830)
"Such a circle is called " the circle of curvature" at that point of the curve;
... The radius of the circle of curvature for any part of a curve is called ..."
5. The Elements of Coordinate Geometry by Sidney Luxton Loney (1896)
"Circle of Curvature. Def. If P, Q, and R be any three points on a conic section,
one circle and only one circle can be drawn to pass through them. ..."
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