Centre Of Curvature (Noun)
Meaning
The center of the circle of curvature.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- In differential geometry, the centre of curvature is the centre of the circle of curvature at each point of the curve.
- The centre of curvature of a curve at a point is found by examining the circle of curvature through the point and two more points.
- Each curve has a unique centre of curvature at each point where it is defined but distinct points on a curve do not necessarily have distinct centres of curvature.
- A circular motion is the simplest kind in which the centre of curvature of the curve followed by the particle is always fixed.
- A segment of straight line has no centre of curvature because its circle of curvature is undefined, or rather because the radius of curvature goes to infinity.