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1Osculatory — Os cu*la*to*ry, a. 1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. The osculatory ceremony. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be osculatory with a… …
2Osculatory — Os cu*la*to*ry, n. [LL. osculatorium. See {Osculate}.] (R. C. Ch.) Same as {Pax}, 2. [1913 Webster] …
3Osculatory circle — Osculatory Os cu*la*to*ry, a. 1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. The osculatory ceremony. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be osculatory… …
4Osculatory plane — Osculatory Os cu*la*to*ry, a. 1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. The osculatory ceremony. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be osculatory… …
5Osculatory sphere — Osculatory Os cu*la*to*ry, a. 1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. The osculatory ceremony. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be osculatory… …
6osculatory — adjective see osculation …
7osculatory — See osculation. * * * …
8osculatory — noun A religious tablet, usually carrying a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which is kissed by the priest during the Mass ( kiss of peace ); it is then passed to others at the mass who also kiss it. Syn: pax …
9osculatory — carved tablet kissed by priest during celebration of mass Ecclesiastical Terms …
10osculatory — os·cu·la·to·ry …
