osculate

UK
/ˈɒskjʊleɪt/
US
/ˈɑskjəˌleɪt/

Translations

osculateverb
osculated
Past Simple
osculated
Past Participle
osculating
Gerund
UK
/ˈɒskjʊleɪt/
US
/ˈɑskjəˌleɪt/
s'embrasserSens littéraire ou soutenu.
The couple osculated under the mistletoe during the holiday party.
Le couple s'est embrassé sous le gui pendant la fête de fin d'année.
osculerEn géométrie.
The circle and the parabola osculate at the vertex, sharing the same tangent line there.
Le cercle et la parabole osculent au sommet, en partageant la même droite tangente à cet endroit.

Definitions

osculateverb
To kiss.
The couple osculated under the mistletoe during the holiday party.
To touch or meet at a single point so that the two curves or surfaces have a common tangent; to make contact in geometry.
The circle and the parabola osculate at the vertex, sharing the same tangent line there.