tacnode


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

tacnode

(ˈtækˌnəʊd)
n
(Mathematics) another name for osculation1
[C19: from Latin tactus touch (from tangere to touch) + node]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
(2) {(x, y) [member of] ([R.sup.2], 0) | [x.sup.4] [+ or -] [y.sup.2] = 0} (tacnode or point); (Figure 6),
Lightlike hypersurfaces and canal hypersurfaces of Lorentzian surfaces
We have there a singularity which is a tacnode...".
Mathematical destinies

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?