Osculate word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "osculate" word

[verb] touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"
[verb] mathematics: have at least three points in common with; "one curve osculates the other"; "these two surfaces osculate"
[verb] biology: be intermediate between two taxonomic groups; "These species osculate"

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\Os"cu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Osculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Osculating}.] [L. osculatus, p. p. of osculari to kiss, fr. osculum a little mouth, a kiss, dim. of os mouth. See {Oral}, and cf. {Oscillate}.] 1. To kiss. 2. (Geom.) To touch closely, so as to have a common curvature at the point of contact. See {Osculation}, 2.
\Os"cu*late\, v. i. 1. To kiss one another; to kiss. 2. (Geom.) To touch closely. See {Osculation}, 2. 3. (Biol.) To have characters in common with two genera or families, so as to form a connecting link between them; to interosculate. See {Osculant}.

Synonyms for osculate

buss, kiss

Related terms: blow a kiss, brush, brush by, bus, buss, caress, come in contact, contact, glance, graze, hit, impinge, kiss, lip, nudge, peck, rub, scrape, shave, sideswipe, skim, skirt, smack, smooch, squeak by, touch

The fun area, different aproach to word »osculate«

Let's analyse "osculate" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ETALUCSO. Average typing speed for these characters is 2180 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: --- ... -.-. ..- .-.. .- - .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: osculate: 6 + 3 + 1 + 5 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: osculate: 6 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 24, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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