Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

osculatrix

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-cu-la-trix
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A curve whose contact with a given curve at a given point is of a higher order (or involves the equality of a greater number of successive differential coefficients of the ordinates of the curves taken at that point) than that of any other curve of the same kind.

Etymology

From New Latin osculātrīx (literally “female kisser”), from Latin osculor (“to kiss”) + -trīx.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: osculātrīx, osculor

Inflected Forms

osculatrices (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

osculant osculate

Questions

What does osculatrix mean?: A curve whose contact with a given curve at a given point is of a higher order (or involves the equality of a greater number of successive differential coefficients of the ordinates of the curves taken at that point) than that of any other curve of the same kind.
Where does osculatrix come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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