1) Adhering closely 2) Embracing
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In mathematical invariant theory, the osculant or tacinvariant or tact invariant is an invariant of a hypersurface that vanishes if the hypersurface touches itself, or an invariant of several hypersurfaces that osculate, meaning that they have a common point where they meet to unusually high order. ...
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• (a.) Intermediate in character, or on the border, between two genera, groups, families, etc., of animals or plants, and partaking somewhat of the characters of each, thus forming a connecting link; interosculant; as, the genera by which two families approximate are called osculant genera. • (a.) Kissing; hence, meeting; clinging. •...
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1. Kissing; hence, meeting; clinging. ... 2. <zoology> Adhering closely; embracing; applied to certain creeping animals, as caterpillars. ... 3. <biology> Intermediate in character, or on the border, between two genera, groups, families, etc, of animals or plants, and partaking somewhat of the characters of each, thus forming a connecti...
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Os'cu·lant adjective [ Latin
osculans ,
-antis , present participle of
osculari to kiss. See
Osculate .]
1. Kissing; hence, meeting; clinging.
2. (Zoology) Adhering closely; embracing; -- applied to certain creeping animals, as caterpillars.
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osculant 1. Kissing; hence, meeting; clinging. 2. A reference to a close embrace or long kiss. 3. Adhering closely; embracing; applied to certain creeping animals; such as, caterpillars. 4. Intermediate in character, or on the border, between two genera, groups, families, etc, of animals or plants, and partaking somewhat of the characters of eac...
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united by certain common characteristics. · adhering closely; embracing.
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