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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024os•cu•late (os′kyə lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.i. - to come into close contact or union.
- Mathematics[Geom.](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.
v.t. - to bring into close contact or union.
- Mathematics[Geom.](of a curve) to touch (another curve or another part of the same curve) in osculation.
- to kiss.
- Latin ōsculātus (past participle of ōsculārī to kiss), equivalent. to ōscul(um) kiss, literally, little mouth (see osculum) + -ātus -ate1
- 1650–60;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: osculate /ˈɒskjʊˌleɪt/ vb - usually jocular to kiss
- (intransitive) (of an organism or group of organisms) to be intermediate between two taxonomic groups
- to touch in osculation
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ōsculārī to kiss; see osculum |