osculate

[US]/ˈɒskjʊleɪt/
[UK]/ˈɑːskjʊleɪt/

Translation

vt.to kiss, to touch, to have common characteristics
vi.to have common points
v.to kiss, to touch; to have common points
Word Forms
Third Person Singularosculates
Present Participleosculating
Past Tenseosculated
Past Participleosculated

Phrases & Collocations

osculate points

osculate circles

osculate surfaces

osculate curves

osculate lines

osculate tangents

osculate spheres

osculate ellipses

osculate functions

osculate shapes

Example Sentences

the two circles osculate at one point.

in geometry, we often study how curves osculate.

the surfaces of the spheres osculate perfectly.

when two functions osculate, they share a tangent line.

in physics, we can see how particles osculate in a field.

the math problem involved osculating circles.

understanding how curves osculate is important in calculus.

two lines osculate when they meet at a single point.

engineers must consider how components osculate in design.

the concept of osculating curves is fascinating in mathematics.

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