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osculate/ˈɒskjʊleit/v. 1 tr. Math. (of a curve or surface) have contact of at least the second order with; have two branches with a common tangent, with each branch extending in both directions of the tangent 【数】使(曲线、平面)互成密切 2 v. intr. & tr. joc. kiss [诙]接吻 3 intr. Biol. (of a species etc.) be related through an intermediate species; have common characteristics with another or with each other 【生】(物种等)与…有亲缘关系；与…有共同特性 □ osculant adj.□ osculation /-ˈleiʃ(ə)n/ n.□ osculatory /ˈɒskjʊlət(ə)ri/ adj.[Latin osculari ‘kiss’ (as OSCULAR)] |