osculate
/os-kyuh-leyt/US // ˈɒs kyəˌleɪt //UK // (ˈɒskjʊˌleɪt) //
摆动,摆动的,摆动的方式
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Definitions
v.无主动词 verb
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os·cu·lat·ed, os·cu·lat·ing.
- : to come into close contact or union.
- : Geometry. to touch another curve or another part of the same curve so as to have the same tangent and curvature at the point of contact.
v.有主动词 verb
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os·cu·lat·ed, os·cu·lat·ing.
- : to bring into close contact or union.
- : Geometry. to touch in osculation or close contact.
- : to kiss.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
The circle is then said to “osculate” the curve, or to have “contact of the second order” with it at P.
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