center of curvature

noun phrase

: the center of the circle whose center lies on the concave side of a curve on the normal to a given point of the curve and whose radius is equal to the radius of curvature at that point

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

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“Center of curvature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20of%20curvature. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.

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