Definition of Osculatory
Os´cu`la`to`ry
a.
1.
Of
or
pertaining
to
kissing
;
kissing
.
2.
(Geom.)
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
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
.
n.
1.
(R. C. Ch.)
Same
as
Pax
,
2
.
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