os·cu·late /ˈɑskjəˌlet/
(vt.)接吻,接觸(vi.)有共通點
Os·cu·late v. t. [imp. & p. p. Osculated p. pr. & vb. n. Osculating.]
1. To kiss.
2. Geom. To touch closely, so as to have a common curvature at the point of contact. See Osculation, 2.
Os·cu·late, v. i.
1. To kiss one another; to kiss.
2. Geom. To touch closely. See Osculation, 2.
3. Biol. To have characters in common with two genera or families, so as to form a connecting link between them; to interosculate. See Osculant.
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osculate
v 1: be intermediate between two taxonomic groups; "These species
osculate"
2: have at least three points in common with; "one curve
osculates the other"; "these two surfaces osculate"
3: touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's
mouth or other body part) as an expression of love,
greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She
kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered
the room" [syn: kiss, buss]