osculatrix
Meanings
noun
- A curve whose contact with a given curve at a given point is of a higher order (or involves the equality of a greater number of successive differential coefficients of the ordinates of the curves taken at that point) than that of any other curve of the same kind.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From New Latin osculātrīx (literally “female kisser”), from Latin osculor (“to kiss”) + -trīx.
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