oscularadj.

Brit.

/ˈɒskjᵿlə/, U.S.

/ˈɑskjələr/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ōsculum , -ar suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin ōsculum osculum n. + -ar suffix¹.

1. Relating to, designed for, or consisting of kissing. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > kiss > [adjective]

osculara1785

osculatory1815

snogging1958

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [adjective]

mouthly1537

oral1631

osculara1785

circumoral1849

perioral1855

adoral1862

pre-oral1870

orolingual1891

orifacial1892

orofacial1960

a1785 J. Hall-Stevenson Wks. (1795) III. viii. 235 Kitty's was oscular demonstration, The Captain sitting like a lout.

1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 24 870 Neither let indignation curl that oscular lip of thine.

1891 S. Mostyn Curatica 100 They had..lavished such endearments upon Ethel, both verbal and oscular.

1991 Outrage Feb. 6/1 [Their] oscular activity was used as a promotional tool for Melbourne ACT-UP's World AIDS Day Kiss-In.

2. Zoology. Of, relating to, or of the nature of an osculum (osculum n. 3).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > [adjective] > relating to a sponge > of parts of sponge > of osculum

oscular1863

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Platyhelminthes > [adjective] > relating to tape-worms > of or relating to osculum of

oscular1863

1863 Philos. Trans. 1862 (Royal Soc.) 152 806 The oscular orifices at the inner surface of the sponge.

1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 420/1 In this sponge..the function of the oscular sphincters can be readily demonstrated.

1935 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 225 258 Such pieces almost invariably develop each a single oscular opening into the common cloacal cavity to allow the exhalent current to emerge.

1964 Ecology 45 758/1 These oscular chimneys are not present on many colonies, the oscules usually being represented by openings in the dermal membrane 0.8 to 2.0 mm. in diameter.

1997 Limnol. & Oceanogr. 42 171/1 Excurrent flow speed, surface area, and oscular diameter were measured with fluorescein dye release, underwater video, and image processing for nine individual sponges.

†3. Geometry. Osculating; spec. (of a plane) tangential to a surface at all points on a straight line lying in the surface. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > curve > [adjective] > osculating

osculatory1753

osculating1816

oscular1869

osculant1879

1869 A. Cayley Wks. VI. 334 The tangent plane containing the..oscular line may be termed..an oscular tangent plane.

Compounds

† oscular muscle n. Obsolete rare the orbicularis oris muscle, which closes the lips.

ΚΠ

1870 W. K. Wigram 12 Wonderf. Tales (1883) 196 Who smiled upon all—though she kept a far sweeter Constriction of oscular muscle for Peter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oscular
释义	oscularadj. Brit. /ˈɒskjᵿlə/, U.S. /ˈɑskjələr/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ōsculum , -ar suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin ōsculum osculum n. + -ar suffix¹. 1. Relating to, designed for, or consisting of kissing. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > kiss > [adjective] osculara1785 osculatory1815 snogging1958 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [adjective] mouthly1537 oral1631 osculara1785 circumoral1849 perioral1855 adoral1862 pre-oral1870 orolingual1891 orifacial1892 orofacial1960 a1785 J. Hall-Stevenson Wks. (1795) III. viii. 235 Kitty's was oscular demonstration, The Captain sitting like a lout. 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 24 870 Neither let indignation curl that oscular lip of thine. 1891 S. Mostyn Curatica 100 They had..lavished such endearments upon Ethel, both verbal and oscular. 1991 Outrage Feb. 6/1 [Their] oscular activity was used as a promotional tool for Melbourne ACT-UP's World AIDS Day Kiss-In. 2. Zoology. Of, relating to, or of the nature of an osculum (osculum n. 3). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > [adjective] > relating to a sponge > of parts of sponge > of osculum oscular1863 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Platyhelminthes > [adjective] > relating to tape-worms > of or relating to osculum of oscular1863 1863 Philos. Trans. 1862 (Royal Soc.) 152 806 The oscular orifices at the inner surface of the sponge. 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 420/1 In this sponge..the function of the oscular sphincters can be readily demonstrated. 1935 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 225 258 Such pieces almost invariably develop each a single oscular opening into the common cloacal cavity to allow the exhalent current to emerge. 1964 Ecology 45 758/1 These oscular chimneys are not present on many colonies, the oscules usually being represented by openings in the dermal membrane 0.8 to 2.0 mm. in diameter. 1997 Limnol. & Oceanogr. 42 171/1 Excurrent flow speed, surface area, and oscular diameter were measured with fluorescein dye release, underwater video, and image processing for nine individual sponges. †3. Geometry. Osculating; spec. (of a plane) tangential to a surface at all points on a straight line lying in the surface. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > curve > [adjective] > osculating osculatory1753 osculating1816 oscular1869 osculant1879 1869 A. Cayley Wks. VI. 334 The tangent plane containing the..oscular line may be termed..an oscular tangent plane. Compounds † oscular muscle n. Obsolete rare the orbicularis oris muscle, which closes the lips. ΚΠ 1870 W. K. Wigram 12 Wonderf. Tales (1883) 196 Who smiled upon all—though she kept a far sweeter Constriction of oscular muscle for Peter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1785
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