tacnode
Noun
Meaning
tacnode (plural tacnodes)
(geometry) A point of a curve where two or more osculating circles to the curve at that point are tangent, so that two branches of the curve have ordinary tangency at the double point.
Noun
tacnode (plural tacnodes)
(geometry) A point of a curve where two or more osculating circles to the curve at that point are tangent, so that two branches of the curve have ordinary tangency at the double point.