What does osculate mean?

Definitions for osculate
ˈɒs kyəˌleɪtos·cu·late

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. osculateverb

    be intermediate between two taxonomic groups

    "These species osculate"

  2. osculateverb

    have at least three points in common with

    "one curve osculates the other"; "these two surfaces osculate"

  3. snog, kiss, buss, osculateverb

    touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

    "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"

Wiktionary

  1. osculateverb

    To kiss someone or something.

  2. osculateverb

    To touch so as to have a common tangent at the point of contact.

  3. osculateverb

    To make contact.

  4. osculateverb

    To perform osculation.

ChatGPT

  1. osculate

    To osculate generally means to kiss or touch with the lips, often as a sign of affection or respect. In mathematics, it can also refer to the process of closely approximating or coming into contact with a curve or surface.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of osculate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of osculate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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