Oscnode
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A node of a plane curve where two branches meet with contact order 3.
"Three nodes may coincide as consecutive points of a curve of finite curvature, giving rise, not to a triple point, but to the singularity called an oscnode; this is, in fact, an osculation or three-pointic contact of two branches of the curve."
Example
More examples"Three nodes may coincide as consecutive points of a curve of finite curvature, giving rise, not to a triple point, but to the singularity called an oscnode; this is, in fact, an osculation or three-pointic contact of two branches of the curve."
Etymology
Blend of osculation + node.
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