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View synonyms for osculate
osculate
[ os-kyuh-leyt ]
verb (used without object)
, os·cu·lat·ed, os·cu·lat·ing.
- to come into close contact or union.
- Geometry. (of a curve) to touch another curve or another part of the same curve so as to have the same tangent and curvature at the point of contact.
verb (used with object)
, os·cu·lat·ed, os·cu·lat·ing.
- to bring into close contact or union.
- Geometry. (of a curve) to touch (another curve or another part of the same curve) in osculation or close contact.
- to kiss.
osculate
/ ˈɒskjʊˌleɪt /
verb
- humorous.to kiss
- intr (of an organism or group of organisms) to be intermediate between two taxonomic groups
- geometry to touch in osculation
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Other Words From
- os·cu·la·to·ry [os, -ky, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
- un·oscu·lated adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of osculate1
C17: from Latin ōsculārī to kiss; see osculum
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Example Sentences
The circle is then said to “osculate” the curve, or to have “contact of the second order” with it at P.
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