osculatory Meaning, Definition & Usage

Os"cu*la*to*ry adjective

Definitions

1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. "The osculatory ceremony." Thackeray.
2. (Geom.) Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be osculatory with a curve, at a given point.

Os"cu*la*to*ry noun

Etymology

LL. osculatorium. See Osculate.

Definitions

1. (R. C. Ch.) Same as Pax, 2.