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31oral — [17] Oral comes from Latin ōs ‘mouth’. This went back to a prehistoric Indo European *ōs or *ōus , which also produced Sanskrit ās , ‘mouth’ and Old Norse óss ‘mouth of a river’. Its other contributions to English include orifice [16]… …
32osculation — noun 1. (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent • Derivationally related forms: ↑osculate • Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths • Hypernyms: ↑ …
33os|cu|lant — «OS kyuh luhnt», adjective. 1. Biology. intermediate between two or more groups (applied as to genera or families, that connect or link others together). 2. Zoology, adhering closely; embracing. ╂[< Latin ōsculāns, antis, present participle of …
34os|cu|late — «OS kyuh layt», verb, lat|ed, lating. –v.t. 1. Humorous. to kiss. 2. to come into close contact with. 3. Geometry. to have three or more points coincident with: »A plane or a circle is said to osculate a curve when it has three coincident points… …
35os|cu|la|to|ry — «OS kyuh luh TAWR ee, TOHR », adjective, noun, plural ries. –adj. 1. Humorous. of or having to do with kissing. 2. coming into close contact. 3. Geometry. osculating. ╂[< Latin ōsculātus, past participle of ōsculārī (see etym. under osculate… …
36os|cu|lum — «OS kyuh luhm», noun plural. la. Zoology. a mouth or mouthlike opening, as of a sponge or tapeworm. ╂[< Latin ōsculum; see etym. under osculate (Cf. ↑osculate)] …
37Adosculation — Ad*os cu*la tion, n. [L. adosculari, adosculatum, to kiss. See {Osculate}.] (Biol.) Impregnation by external contact, without intromission. [1913 Webster] …
38Deosculate — De*os cu*late, v. t. [L. deosculatus, p. p. of deosculari. See {Osculate}.] To kiss warmly. [Obs.] {De*os cu*la tion}, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
39Deosculation — Deosculate De*os cu*late, v. t. [L. deosculatus, p. p. of deosculari. See {Osculate}.] To kiss warmly. [Obs.] {De*os cu*la tion}, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
40Exosculate — Ex*os cu*late, v. t. [L. exosculatus, p. p. of exosculari to kiss. See {Osculate}.] To kiss; especially, to kiss repeatedly or fondly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
