osculatory

Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing.

In geometry, osculating. See osculate, v. t., 2.

In the Roman Catholic Church, a small tablet in former times kissed by priest and congregation in the mass: same as pax.

Same as pax, 2.

Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing.

Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation.

See Osculating circle of a curve, under Circle.

a plane which passes through three successive points of the curve.

(to a line of double curvature), a sphere passing through four consecutive points of the curve.

A religious tablet, usually carrying a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which is kissed by the priest during the Mass (“kiss of peace”); it is then passed to others at the mass who also kiss it.