hyperosculate

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verb

To osculate at multiple points.

“A hyperosculating point is one where the tangent space meets with order higher than normal.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person hyperosculates · participle present hyperosculating · participle past hyperosculated · past hyperosculated

  1. geometryTo osculate at multiple points.

    A hyperosculating point is one where the tangent space meets with order higher than normal.

Origin

From hyper- + osculate.

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APA

hyperosculate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperosculate

MLA

“hyperosculate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperosculate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperosculate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperosculate.

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