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   osculate

   /ˈɒskjʊleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. (of a curve or surface) touch (another curve or surface) so as to have a common tangent at the point of contact: "the plots have been drawn using osculating orbital elements"
   • 2. kiss. formal, humorous

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin osculat- ‘kissed’, from the verb osculari, from osculum ‘little mouth or kiss’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. osculant adjective
   • 2. osculation noun
   • 3. osculatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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