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OSCULANT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. : intermediate in character : forming a connecting link between two groups. 2. : adhering closely : embracing.
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OSCULANT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
adjective · united by certain common characteristics. · adhering closely; embracing. osculant. / ˈɒskjʊlənt /. adjective. biology (of an organism or group of ...
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Osculant - Wikipedia
In mathematical invariant theory, the osculant or tacinvariant or tact invariant is an invariant of a hypersurface that vanishes if the hypersurface touches ...
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osculant
osculant, a. (ˈɒskjuːlənt) [ad. L. osculānt-em, pr. pple. of osculārī to kiss.] 1. Kissing. rare.In mod. Dicts. 2. Situated between and connecting two things; intermediate; spec. in Nat. Hist. applied to two species, genera, or families, that are united by some common characters, and to an intermedi...
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osculant - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Adjective · Kissing; hence, touching or meeting; clinging. · (zoology) Adhering closely; applied to certain creeping animals, such as caterpillars. · (biology) ...
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OSCULANT definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
osculant in American English ... said of a characteristic common to two or more groups, genera, etc. 2. Zoology. gripping or adhering together. Webster's New ...
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9 Synonyms & Antonyms for OSCULANT - Thesaurus.com
OSCULANT.—Forms or groups apparently intermediate between and connecting other groups are said to be osculant ...
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osculant, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more
The earliest known use of the word osculant is in the 1810s. OED's earliest evidence for osculant is from 1819, in the writing of William Sharp MacLeay, ...
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osculant - WordReference.com Dictionary of English
united by certain common characteristics. adhering closely; embracing. Latin ōsculant- (stem of ōsculāns), present participle of ōsculārī to kiss; see osculate, ...
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Osculant Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary
Osculant Definition ... Intermediate; linking; shared. ... Gripping or adhering together. ... Kissing; hence, touching or meeting; clinging. Wiktionary. (zoology) ...
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definition of osculant by The Free Dictionary
osculant. Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia. osculant. (ˈɒskjʊlənt). adj. 1. (Biology) biology (of an organism or group of organisms) ...
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Osculate
In mathematics, osculate, meaning to touch (from the Latin osculum meaning kiss), may refer to:
osculant, an invariant of hypersurfaces
osculating circle
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osculate
▪ I. osculate, a. (ˈɒskjʊlət) [f. L. oscul-um + -ate2.] Furnished with oscula: see osculum 3.1857 Mayne Expos. Lex., Osculatus, having well marked little mouths or suckers, as the Tænia osculata: osculate.▪ II. osculate, v. (ˈɒskjʊleɪt) [f. ppl. stem of L. osculārī to kiss, f. osculum little mouth, ...
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Cheiroptera
‖ ˈCheiroptera, n. pl. Zool. (kaɪˈrɒptərə) Rarely chir-. [mod.L. (Cuvier), f. Gr. χειρο- hand- + -πτερος winged. (Cheiropter [= F. chiroptère] has been used as a singular.)] An order of Mammalia, distinguished by greatly elongated fingerbones supporting a membrane or ‘wing’ attached to the posterior...
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