osculate

/ˈɒskjʊlˌeɪt/

/ˈɑːskjʊlˌeɪt/

to osculate

MAIN VERB

touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

synonyms : buss

have at least three points in common with

be intermediate between two taxonomic groups

Examples

1. In other words, B is a vector which is perpendicular to the osculating plane.

2. It's a plane which we call the osculating plane to the curve.