v. os·cu·lat·ed, os·cu·lat·ing, os·cu·lates v.tr. 1. To kiss. 2. Mathematics To have three or more points coincident with. v.intr. To come together; contact. [Latin ōsculārī, ōsculāt-, from ōsculum, kiss, diminutive of ōs, mouth; see ōs- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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