osculatrix
/ˈɒskjʊlətrɪks/ /ˌɒskjʊˈleɪtrɪks/Now rare
noun
Geometry. A curve or surface that osculates another curve or surface.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Davies (1798–1876). From classical Latin ōsculāt-, past participial stem of ōsculārī osculate + -trix.
- protophilic
- protophloem
- protophylic
- protophyll
- Protophyta
- protophyte
- protophytic
- protopine
- protoplanet
- protoplanetary
- protoplasm
- protoplasmal
- protoplasmatic
- protoplasmic
- protoplasmically
- protoplast
- protoplot
- protopod
- protopodite
- protopodium
- protopop
- protopope
- protoporcelain
- protoporphyria
- protoporphyrin