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osculate

Syllabification: (os·cu·late)

Pronunciation: /ˈäskyəˌlāt/

Definition of osculate

verb

[with object]

1 Mathematics (of a curve or surface) touch (another curve or surface) so as to have a common tangent at the point of contact: (as adjective osculating)the plots have been drawn using osculating orbital elements