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Pronunciation : Os"cu*la*to*ry
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. "The osculatory ceremony." Thackeray.

2. (Geom.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be osculatory with a curve, at a given point. Osculatory circle. (Geom.) See Osculating circle of a curve, under Circle. -- Osculatory plane (to a curve of double curvature), a plane which passes through three successive points of the curve. -- Osculatory sphere (to a line of double curvature), a sphere passing through four consecutive points of the curve.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Os"cu*la*to*ry
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. osculatorium. See Osculate.] (R. C. Ch.)
Definition : Defn: Same as Pax, 2.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913