- oscul
- (L). Kiss; a little mouth
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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oscul — OSCÚL s.m. (biol.) Por mare pe suprafaţa spongierilor. [< fr. oscule]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 30.06.2005. Sursa: DN OSCÚL s. m. por mare pe suprafaţa spongierilor. (< fr. oscule) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
Oscul — Nom rare porté dans la Loire. Difficile d avoir une certitude. C est apparemment un toponyme, nom d un petit cours d eau dans la Haute Vienne, à Blond … Noms de famille
òscul — òs|cul Mot Pla Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
oscul-inflexion — … Useful english dictionary
oscular — oscularity /os kyeuh lar i tee/, n. /os kyeuh leuhr/, adj. 1. pertaining to an osculum. 2. pertaining to the mouth or kissing: oscular stimulation. [1820 30; < L oscul(um) kiss, mouth (see OSCULUM) + AR1] * * * … Universalium
osculate — osculatory /os kyeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /os kyeuh layt /, v., osculated, osculating. v.i. 1. to come into close contact or union. 2. Geom. (of a curve) to touch another curve or another part of the same curve so as to have the same… … Universalium
atrium — ÁTRIUM s.n. 1. Curte interioară a caselor romane, de obicei înconjurată de un portic acoperit. 2. (Rar) Spaţiu deschis, înconjurat adesea de coloane, la intrarea unei bazilici. [pr.: tri um]. – Din lat. atrium. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007.… … Dicționar Român
osculometer — ˌäskyəˈläməd.ə(r) noun Etymology: oscul (from osculate) + o + meter : a graduated series of circular arcs for determining by superposition the curvature at any point on a curve; also : an instrument used for a similar purpose … Useful english dictionary
exosculate — † eˈxosculate, v. Obs. 0 [f. ppl. stem of L. exosculārī, f. ex (see ex prefix1) + osculārī to kiss, f. oscul um a kiss.] trans. To kiss heartily. in Levins Manip. 1623–6 in Cockeram. 1721–1800 in Bailey … Useful english dictionary
osculiferous — oscuˈliferous, a. [f. L. oscul um + ferous.] Bearing or furnished with oscules or oscula. In recent Dicts … Useful english dictionary
