Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
osculate
verb
/ˈɒsk.jʊ.leɪt/
Definition
To touch or to come into contact with; to kiss.
Examples
- In geometry, we say that two curves osculate at a point if they touch and have the same tangent at that point.
- The two branches of the plant seemed to osculate, intertwining as they grew toward the sun.
Meaning
In a more specific scientific context, it refers to the action of two curves in mathematics that intersect or touch each other at a point.
Synonyms
- kiss
- touch
- intersect
