osculating

UK
/ˈɒskjʊleɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈɑskjəˌleɪtɪŋ/

Translations

osculatingnoun
UK
/ˈɒskjʊleɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈɑːskjəleɪtɪŋ/
osculationTerme littéraire ou soutenu.
Their prolonged osculating drew amused glances from passers-by.
Leur osculation prolongée attira des regards amusés des passants.
osculatingadjective
more osculating
Comp.
most osculating
Super.
UK
/ˈɒskjʊleɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈɑskjəˌleɪtɪŋ/
osculateurEn mathématiques, se dit d’une courbe ou d’une surface qui touche une autre courbe ou surface en un point.
The osculating circle at a point on the curve provides a good approximation of the curve's local behavior.
Le cercle osculateur en un point de la courbe fournit une bonne approximation du comportement local de la courbe.
Additional translations
osculatoireRare et surtout littéraire ; relatif au baiser.
osculateverb

osculating

Gerund

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

osculatingnoun
The act of kissing.
Their prolonged osculating drew amused glances from passers-by.
osculatingadjective
Relating to or involving kissing.
The osculating couple was caught in a romantic moment under the mistletoe.
In mathematics, describing a curve or surface that touches another curve or surface at a point, sharing the same tangent or curvature.
The osculating circle at a point on the curve provides a good approximation of the curve's local behavior.
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.