hyperosculate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hyper- +‎ osculate

Verb[edit]

hyperosculate (third-person singular simple present hyperosculates, present participle hyperosculating, simple past and past participle hyperosculated)

  1. (geometry) To osculate at multiple points.
    A hyperosculating point is one where the tangent space meets with order higher than normal.

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