"osculating" meaning in English

See osculating in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more osculating [comparative], most osculating [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} osculating (comparative more osculating, superlative most osculating)
  1. (mathematics, of a curve) Having three or more points coincident with another Derived forms: osculating circle, osculating orbit Translations (having three or more coincident points): osculateur [masculine] (French), osculatore (Italian), ściśle styczny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-osculating-en-adj-ngq~3NX8 Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 75 25 Topics: mathematics, sciences

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} osculating
  1. present participle and gerund of osculate Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: osculate
    Sense id: en-osculating-en-verb-RIohVTym
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