/ Thesaurus / O Synonyms of osculating circle Find synonyms for: Noun1. circle of curvature, osculating circle, circleusage: the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvatureWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acquiesce Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language