单词 | osculate |
释义 | osculate v.   1. tr. Math. (of a curve or surface) have contact of at least the second order with; have two branches with a common tangent, with each branch extending in both directions of the tangent.   2. v.intr. & tr. joc. kiss.   3. intr. Biol. (of a species etc.) be related through an intermediate species; have common characteristics with another or with each other. Derivatives osculant adj. osculation n. osculatory adj. Etymology: L osculari kiss (as OSCULAR) |
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