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osculatory |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Osculatory \Os"cu*la*to*ry\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. ``The osculatory ceremony.'' --Thackeray. 2. (Geom.) Pertaining to or having the properties of an osculatrix; capable of osculation; as a circle may be osculatory with a curve, at a given point. {Osculatory circle}. (Geom.) See {Osculating circle of a curve}, under {Circle}. {Osculatory plane} (to a curve of double curvature), a plane which passes through three successive points of the curve. {Osculatory sphere} (to a line of double curvature), a sphere passing through four consecutive points of the curve. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Osculatory \Os"cu*la*to*ry\, n. [LL. osculatorium See {Osculate}.] (R. C. Ch.) Same as {Pax}, 2.
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