Speakur

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centre of curvature

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
cen-tre of cur-va-ture
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The centre of the osculating circle at the point on the curve.

Canadian usage; British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

centres of curvature (plural) center of curvature (alternative, US)

Phrases

radius of curvature

Frequently Paired Words

radius of curvature

Synonyms

center of curvature

Questions

What does centre of curvature mean?
The centre of the osculating circle at the point on the curve.

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