oscul-inflexion Geom.
(ˌɒskjuːlɪnˈflɛkʃən)
[f. oscul(ation + inflexion.]
point of oscul-inflexion: a point of inflexion on one branch of a curve, at which it osculates another branch.
| 1873 Williamson Diff. Calculus (ed. 2) xvii. §245 The origin in this case is a double cusp, and is also a point of inflexion on one branch. Such a point is called a point of oscul-inflexion by Cramer. |