Osculate

[ɒskjuleit]

Definition

(verb.) have at least three points in common with; 'one curve osculates the other'; 'these two surfaces osculate'.

(verb.) be intermediate between two taxonomic groups; 'These species osculate'.

Typist: Vern--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To kiss.

(v. t.) To touch closely, so as to have a common curvature at the point of contact. See Osculation, 2.

(v. i.) To kiss one another; to kiss.

(v. i.) To touch closely. See Osculation, 2.

(v. i.) To have characters in common with two genera or families, so as to form a connecting link between them; to interosculate. See Osculant.

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