Osculatory sphere

Osculatory sphere
Osculatory Os"cu*la*to*ry, a. 1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. ``The osculatory ceremony.'' --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

2. (Geom.) Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be osculatory with a curve, at a given point. [1913 Webster]

{Osculatory circle}. (Geom.) See {Osculating circle of a curve}, under {Circle}.

{Osculatory plane} (to a curve of double curvature), a plane which passes through three successive points of the curve.

{Osculatory sphere} (to a line of double curvature), a sphere passing through four consecutive points of the curve. [1913 Webster]


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  • Osculatory — Os cu*la*to*ry, a. 1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. The osculatory ceremony. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be osculatory with a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Osculatory circle — Osculatory Os cu*la*to*ry, a. 1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. The osculatory ceremony. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be osculatory… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Osculatory plane — Osculatory Os cu*la*to*ry, a. 1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. The osculatory ceremony. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be osculatory… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • umbilic — Umbilicus Um bi*li cus, n. [L. See {Umbilic}.] 1. (Anat.) The depression, or mark, in the median line of the abdomen, which indicates the point where the umbilical cord separated from the fetus; the navel. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) An …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Umbilicus — Um bi*li cus, n. [L. See {Umbilic}.] 1. (Anat.) The depression, or mark, in the median line of the abdomen, which indicates the point where the umbilical cord separated from the fetus; the navel. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) An… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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