hyperosculate

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ osculate.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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.
  • hyperosculation
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