Word: osculator
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
scu
la
tor
Definition: A circle of osculation; a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent
Morphemes:
Affix: osculate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To touch so as to have a common tangent at the point of contact.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ōs
Language: la
Decoded: os
PoS: Noun
Meaning: edge of a sword
Affix: -culus
Language: la
Decoded: -culus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to the names of members of classes of components, especially those that have an extensive property name of the same root suffixed with -ance