occlude
         v 1: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn:
               {obstruct}, {obturate}, {impede}, {occlude}, {jam},
               {block}, {close up}] [ant: {disengage}, {free}]

English Dictionary: occlude	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
occluded adj closed off; "an occluded artery" (of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance; "the sorbed oil mass"; "large volumes of occluded hydrogen in palladium" Synonym(s): occluded, sorbed
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occluded front n (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft Synonym(s): occluded front, occlusion
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occult adj hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool" having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients" Synonym(s): mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic n supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural" Synonym(s): supernatural, occult supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult" Synonym(s): occult, occult arts v cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies" Synonym(s): eclipse, occult become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often" hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes"
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occult arts n supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult" Synonym(s): occult, occult arts
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occultation n one celestial body obscures another [syn: eclipse, occultation]
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occultism n the study of the supernatural a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control
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occultist n a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts
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ocellated adj having ocelli
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ocellated turkey n wild turkey of Central America and northern South America Synonym(s): ocellated turkey, Agriocharis ocellata
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ocelot n nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat Synonym(s): ocelot, panther cat, Felis pardalis
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Ohio goldenrod n a variety of goldenrod
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ooze leather n a very soft leather made from the skins of calves and having a suede finish on the flesh side
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oscillate v be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement" Synonym(s): hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating" Synonym(s): oscillate, vibrate
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oscillating adj having periodic vibrations [syn: oscillatory, oscillating]
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oscillation n the process of oscillating between states (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean Synonym(s): oscillation, vibration a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons" Synonym(s): cycle, oscillation
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oscillator n generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current
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Oscillatoriaceae n blue green algae [syn: Oscillatoriaceae, {family Oscillatoriaceae}]
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oscillatory adj having periodic vibrations [syn: oscillatory, oscillating]
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osculate v be intermediate between two taxonomic groups; "These species osculate" have at least three points in common with; "one curve osculates the other"; "these two surfaces osculate" touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room" Synonym(s): snog, kiss, buss, osculate
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osculating circle n the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature Synonym(s): circle of curvature, osculating circle
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osculation n (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) Synonym(s): kiss, buss, osculation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
osculator n someone who kisses Synonym(s): kisser, osculator
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Oswald n United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963) Synonym(s): Oswald, Lee Harvey Oswald
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Oswald Spengler n German philosopher who argued that cultures grow and decay in cycles (1880-1936) Synonym(s): Spengler, Oswald Spengler
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Oswald Veblen n United States mathematician (1880-1960) [syn: Veblen, Oswald Veblen]
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oxalate n a salt or ester of oxalic acid
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Oxalidaceae n a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers Synonym(s): Oxalidaceae, family Oxalidaceae, wood-sorrel family
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Silky, [or] Silk-bark}, {oak}, an Australian tree             ({Grevillea robusta}).          {Green oak}, oak wood colored green by the growth of the             mycelium of certain fungi.          {Oak apple}, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the             leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly ({Cynips             confluens}). It is green and pulpy when young.          {Oak beauty} (Zo[94]l.), a British geometrid moth ({Biston             prodromaria}) whose larva feeds on the oak.          {Oak gall}, a gall found on the oak. See 2d {Gall}.          {Oak leather} (Bot.), the mycelium of a fungus which forms             leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood.          {Oak pruner}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pruner}, the insect.          {Oak spangle}, a kind of gall produced on the oak by the             insect {Diplolepis lenticularis}.          {Oak wart}, a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak.          {The Oaks}, one of the three great annual English horse races             (the Derby and St. Leger being the others). It was             instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called             from his estate.          {To sport one's oak}, to be [bd]not at home to visitors,[b8]             signified by closing the outer (oaken) door of one's             rooms. [Cant, Eng. Univ.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Occlude \Oc*clude"\, v. t. [L. occludere, occlusum; ob (see       {Ob-}) + claudere to shut.]       1. To shut up; to close. --Sir T. Browne.          2. (Chem.) To take in and retain; to absorb; -- said             especially with respect to gases; as iron, platinum, and             palladium occlude large volumes of hydrogen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Occludent \Oc*clud"ent\, a. [L. occludens, p. pr. of occludere.]       Serving to close; shutting up. -- n. That which closes or       shuts up. --Sterne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Occult \Oc*cult"\, a. [L. occultus, p. p. of occulere to cover       up, hide; ob (see {Ob-}) + a root prob.akin to E. hell: cf.       F. occulte.]       Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret;       concealed; unknown.                   It is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its                advances as to escape observation.         --I. Taylor.          {Occult line} (Geom.), a line drawn as a part of the             construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear in             the finished plan.          {Occult qualities}, those qualities whose effects only were             observed, but the nature and relations of whose productive             agencies were undetermined; -- so called by the schoolmen.                      {Occult sciences}, those sciences of the Middle Ages which             related to the supposed action or influence of occult             qualities, or supernatural powers, as alchemy, magic,             necromancy, and astrology.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Occult \Oc*cult"\, v. t.       To eclipse; to hide from sight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Occult \Oc*cult"\, a. [L. occultus, p. p. of occulere to cover       up, hide; ob (see {Ob-}) + a root prob.akin to E. hell: cf.       F. occulte.]       Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret;       concealed; unknown.                   It is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its                advances as to escape observation.         --I. Taylor.          {Occult line} (Geom.), a line drawn as a part of the             construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear in             the finished plan.          {Occult qualities}, those qualities whose effects only were             observed, but the nature and relations of whose productive             agencies were undetermined; -- so called by the schoolmen.                      {Occult sciences}, those sciences of the Middle Ages which             related to the supposed action or influence of occult             qualities, or supernatural powers, as alchemy, magic,             necromancy, and astrology.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Occult \Oc*cult"\, a. [L. occultus, p. p. of occulere to cover       up, hide; ob (see {Ob-}) + a root prob.akin to E. hell: cf.       F. occulte.]       Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret;       concealed; unknown.                   It is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its                advances as to escape observation.         --I. Taylor.          {Occult line} (Geom.), a line drawn as a part of the             construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear in             the finished plan.          {Occult qualities}, those qualities whose effects only were             observed, but the nature and relations of whose productive             agencies were undetermined; -- so called by the schoolmen.                      {Occult sciences}, those sciences of the Middle Ages which             related to the supposed action or influence of occult             qualities, or supernatural powers, as alchemy, magic,             necromancy, and astrology.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Occult \Oc*cult"\, a. [L. occultus, p. p. of occulere to cover       up, hide; ob (see {Ob-}) + a root prob.akin to E. hell: cf.       F. occulte.]       Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret;       concealed; unknown.                   It is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its                advances as to escape observation.         --I. Taylor.          {Occult line} (Geom.), a line drawn as a part of the             construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear in             the finished plan.          {Occult qualities}, those qualities whose effects only were             observed, but the nature and relations of whose productive             agencies were undetermined; -- so called by the schoolmen.                      {Occult sciences}, those sciences of the Middle Ages which             related to the supposed action or influence of occult             qualities, or supernatural powers, as alchemy, magic,             necromancy, and astrology.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Occultation \Oc`cul*ta"tion\, n. [L. occultatio a hiding, fr.       occultare, v. intens. of occulere: cf.F. occultation. See       {Occult}.]       1. (Astron.) The hiding of a heavenly body from sight by the             intervention of some other of the heavenly bodies; --             applied especially to eclipses of stars and planets by the             moon, and to the eclipses of satellites of planets by             their primaries.          2. Fig.: The state of being occult.                         The reappearance of such an author after those long                      periods of occultation.                     --Jeffrey.          {Circle of perpetual occultation}. See under {Circle}.
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Perpetual \Per*pet"u*al\, a. [OE. perpetuel, F. perp[82]tuel,       fr. L. perpetualis, fr. perpetuus continuing throughout,       continuous, fr. perpes, -etis, lasting throughout.]       Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time;       unfailing; everlasting; continuous.                   Unto the kingdom of perpetual night.      --Shak.                   Perpetual feast of nectared sweets.         --Milton.          {Circle of perpetual apparition}, [or] {occultation}. See             under {Circle}.          {Perpetual calendar}, a calendar so devised that it may be             adjusted for any month or year.          {Perpetual curacy} (Ch. of Eng.), a curacy in which all the             tithes are appropriated, and no vicarage is endowed.             --Blackstone.          {Perpetual motion}. See under {Motion}.          {Perpetual screw}. See {Endless screw}, under {Screw}.          Syn: Continual; unceasing; endless; everlasting; incessant;                constant; eternal. See {Constant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Occultation \Oc`cul*ta"tion\, n. [L. occultatio a hiding, fr.       occultare, v. intens. of occulere: cf.F. occultation. See       {Occult}.]       1. (Astron.) The hiding of a heavenly body from sight by the             intervention of some other of the heavenly bodies; --             applied especially to eclipses of stars and planets by the             moon, and to the eclipses of satellites of planets by             their primaries.          2. Fig.: The state of being occult.                         The reappearance of such an author after those long                      periods of occultation.                     --Jeffrey.          {Circle of perpetual occultation}. See under {Circle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perpetual \Per*pet"u*al\, a. [OE. perpetuel, F. perp[82]tuel,       fr. L. perpetualis, fr. perpetuus continuing throughout,       continuous, fr. perpes, -etis, lasting throughout.]       Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time;       unfailing; everlasting; continuous.                   Unto the kingdom of perpetual night.      --Shak.                   Perpetual feast of nectared sweets.         --Milton.          {Circle of perpetual apparition}, [or] {occultation}. See             under {Circle}.          {Perpetual calendar}, a calendar so devised that it may be             adjusted for any month or year.          {Perpetual curacy} (Ch. of Eng.), a curacy in which all the             tithes are appropriated, and no vicarage is endowed.             --Blackstone.          {Perpetual motion}. See under {Motion}.          {Perpetual screw}. See {Endless screw}, under {Screw}.          Syn: Continual; unceasing; endless; everlasting; incessant;                constant; eternal. See {Constant}.
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Occulted \Oc*cult"ed\, a.       1. Hidden; secret. [Obs.] --Shak.          2. (Astron.) Concealed by the intervention of some other             heavenly body, as a star by the moon.
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Occulting \Oc*cult"ing\, n.       Same as {Occultation}.
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Occultism \Oc*cult"ism\, n.       A certain Oriental system of theosophy. --A. P. Sinnett.
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Occultist \Oc*cult"ist\, n.       An adherent of occultism.
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Occultly \Oc*cult"ly\, adv.       In an occult manner.
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Occultness \Oc*cult"ness\, n.       State or quality of being occult.
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Ocellate \O*cel"late\, a.       Same as {Ocellated}.
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Ocellated \O*cel"la*ted\, a. [L. ocellatus, fr. ocellus a little       eye, dim. of oculus an eye.]       1. Resembling an eye.          2. Marked with eyelike spots of color; as, the ocellated             blenny.          {Ocellated turkey} (Zo[94]l.), the wild turkey of Central             America ({Meleagris ocellata}).
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Ocellated \O*cel"la*ted\, a. [L. ocellatus, fr. ocellus a little       eye, dim. of oculus an eye.]       1. Resembling an eye.          2. Marked with eyelike spots of color; as, the ocellated             blenny.          {Ocellated turkey} (Zo[94]l.), the wild turkey of Central             America ({Meleagris ocellata}).
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Oceloid \O"ce*loid\, a. [Ocelot + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.)       Resembling the ocelot.
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Ocelot \O"ce*lot\, n. [Mexican ocelotl.] (Zo[94]l.)       An American feline carnivore ({Felis pardalis}). It ranges       from the Southwestern United States to Patagonia. It is       covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches, which are       variously arranged. The ground color varies from reddish gray       to tawny yellow.
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Oculate \Oc"u*late\, Oculated \Oc"u*la`ted\, a. [L. oculatus,       fr. oculus eye.]       1. Furnished with eyes.          2. Having spots or holes resembling eyes; ocellated.
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Oculate \Oc"u*late\, Oculated \Oc"u*la`ted\, a. [L. oculatus,       fr. oculus eye.]       1. Furnished with eyes.          2. Having spots or holes resembling eyes; ocellated.
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Ogle \O"gle\ ([omac]g'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ogled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Ogling}.] [From a Dutch word corresponding to G.       [84]ugeln to ogle, fr. auge eye; cf. D. ooglonken to ogle,       OD. oogen to cast sheep's eyes upon, ooge eye. See {Eye}.]       To view or look at with side glances, as in fondness, or with       a design to attract notice.                   And ogling all their audience, ere they speak.                                                                               --Dryden.
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Ooze leather \Ooze leather\       Leather made from sheep and calf skins by mechanically       forcing ooze through them; esp., such leather with a soft,       finely granulated finish (called sometimes          {velvet finish}) put on the flesh side for special purposes.             Ordinary ooze leather is used for shoe uppers, in             bookbinding, etc. Hence          {Ooze calf},          {Ooze finish}, etc.
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Oscillate \Os"cil*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oscillated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Oscillating}.] [L. oscillare to swing, fr.       oscillum a swing, a little mask or puppet made to be hung       from trees and swing in the wind, prob. orig., a little       mouth, a dim. from os mouth. See {Oral}, and cf. {Osculate}.]       1. To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum;             to swing; to sway.          2. To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move             in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly,             back and forth.                         The amount of superior families oscillates rather                      than changes, that is, it fluctuates within fixed                      limits.                                             --Dc Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oscillate \Os"cil*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oscillated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Oscillating}.] [L. oscillare to swing, fr.       oscillum a swing, a little mask or puppet made to be hung       from trees and swing in the wind, prob. orig., a little       mouth, a dim. from os mouth. See {Oral}, and cf. {Osculate}.]       1. To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum;             to swing; to sway.          2. To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move             in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly,             back and forth.                         The amount of superior families oscillates rather                      than changes, that is, it fluctuates within fixed                      limits.                                             --Dc Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oscillating \Os"cil*la`ting\, a.       That oscillates; vibrating; swinging.          {Oscillating engine}, a steam engine whose cylinder             oscillates on trunnions instead of being permanently fixed             in a perpendicular or other direction. --Weale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oscillate \Os"cil*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oscillated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Oscillating}.] [L. oscillare to swing, fr.       oscillum a swing, a little mask or puppet made to be hung       from trees and swing in the wind, prob. orig., a little       mouth, a dim. from os mouth. See {Oral}, and cf. {Osculate}.]       1. To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum;             to swing; to sway.          2. To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move             in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly,             back and forth.                         The amount of superior families oscillates rather                      than changes, that is, it fluctuates within fixed                      limits.                                             --Dc Quincey.
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Oscillating current \Os"cil*lat`ing current\ (Elec.)       A current alternating in direction.
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Oscillating \Os"cil*la`ting\, a.       That oscillates; vibrating; swinging.          {Oscillating engine}, a steam engine whose cylinder             oscillates on trunnions instead of being permanently fixed             in a perpendicular or other direction. --Weale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oscillation \Os`cil*la"tion\, n. [L. oscillatio a swinging.]       1. The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and             forward, like a pendulum; vibration.          2. Fluctuation; variation; change back and forth.                         His mind oscillated, undoubtedly; but the extreme                      points of the oscillation were not very remote.                                                                               --Macaulay.          {Axis of oscillation}, {Center of oscillation}. See under             {Axis}, and {Center}.
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Oscillative \Os"cil*la*tive\, a.       Tending to oscillate; vibratory. [R.] --I. Taylor.
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Oscillator \Os"cil*la`tor\, n.       One that oscillates; specif.:       (a) (Elec.) Any device for producing electric oscillations;             esp., an apparatus for generating electric waves in a             system of wireless telegraphy.       (b) (Mech.) An instrument for measuring rigidity by the             torsional oscillations of a weighted wire.
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d8Oscillaria \[d8]Os`cil*la"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. oscillare to       swing.] (Bot.)       A genus of dark green, or purplish black, filamentous,       fresh-water alg[91], the threads of which have an automatic       swaying or crawling motion. Called also {Oscillatoria}.
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Oscillatory \Os"cil*la*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. oscillatoire. See       {Oscillate}.]       Moving, or characterized by motion, backward and forward like       a pendulum; swinging; oscillating; vibratory; as, oscillatory       motion.
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Osculate \Os"cu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Osculated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Osculating}.] [L. osculatus, p. p. of osculari to       kiss, fr. osculum a little mouth, a kiss, dim. of os mouth.       See {Oral}, and cf. {Oscillate}.]       1. To kiss.          2. (Geom.) To touch closely, so as to have a common curvature             at the point of contact. See {Osculation}, 2.
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Osculate \Os"cu*late\, v. i.       1. To kiss one another; to kiss.          2. (Geom.) To touch closely. See {Osculation}, 2.          3. (Biol.) To have characters in common with two genera or             families, so as to form a connecting link between them; to             interosculate. See {Osculant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Osculate \Os"cu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Osculated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Osculating}.] [L. osculatus, p. p. of osculari to       kiss, fr. osculum a little mouth, a kiss, dim. of os mouth.       See {Oral}, and cf. {Oscillate}.]       1. To kiss.          2. (Geom.) To touch closely, so as to have a common curvature             at the point of contact. See {Osculation}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Osculate \Os"cu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Osculated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Osculating}.] [L. osculatus, p. p. of osculari to       kiss, fr. osculum a little mouth, a kiss, dim. of os mouth.       See {Oral}, and cf. {Oscillate}.]       1. To kiss.          2. (Geom.) To touch closely, so as to have a common curvature             at the point of contact. See {Osculation}, 2.
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Circle \Cir"cle\ (s[etil]r"k'l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr.       L. circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle,       akin to Gr. kri`kos, ki`rkos, circle, ring. Cf. {Circus},       {Circum-}.]       1. A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its             circumference, every part of which is equally distant from             a point within it, called the center.          2. The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a             ring.          3. (Astron.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb             of which consists of an entire circle.          Note: When it is fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is                called a {mural circle}; when mounted with a telescope                on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a                {meridian [or] transit circle}; when involving the                principle of reflection, like the sextant, a                {reflecting circle}; and when that of repeating an                angle several times continuously along the graduated                limb, a {repeating circle}.          4. A round body; a sphere; an orb.                         It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth.                                                                               --Is. xi. 22.          5. Compass; circuit; inclosure.                         In the circle of this forest.            --Shak.          6. A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a             central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a             class or division of society; a coterie; a set.                         As his name gradually became known, the circle of                      his acquaintance widened.                  --Macaulay.          7. A circular group of persons; a ring.          8. A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.                         Thus in a circle runs the peasant's pain. --Dryden.          9. (Logic) A form of argument in which two or more unproved             statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive             reasoning.                         That heavy bodies descend by gravity; and, again,                      that gravity is a quality whereby a heavy body                      descends, is an impertinent circle and teaches                      nothing.                                             --Glanvill.          10. Indirect form of words; circumlocution. [R.]                         Has he given the lie, In circle, or oblique, or                      semicircle.                                       --J. Fletcher.          11. A territorial division or district.          Note:          {The Circles of the Holy Roman Empire}, ten in number, were             those principalities or provinces which had seats in the             German Diet.          {Azimuth circle}. See under {Azimuth}.          {Circle of altitude} (Astron.), a circle parallel to the             horizon, having its pole in the zenith; an almucantar.          {Circle of curvature}. See {Osculating circle of a curve}             (Below).          {Circle of declination}. See under {Declination}.          {Circle of latitude}.             (a) (Astron.) A great circle perpendicular to the plane                   of the ecliptic, passing through its poles.             (b) (Spherical Projection) A small circle of the sphere                   whose plane is perpendicular to the axis.          {Circles of longitude}, lesser circles parallel to the             ecliptic, diminishing as they recede from it.          {Circle of perpetual apparition}, at any given place, the             boundary of that space around the elevated pole, within             which the stars never set. Its distance from the pole is             equal to the latitude of the place.          {Circle of perpetual occultation}, at any given place, the             boundary of the space around the depressed pole, within             which the stars never rise.          {Circle of the sphere}, a circle upon the surface of the             sphere, called a great circle when its plane passes             through the center of the sphere; in all other cases, a             small circle.          {Diurnal circle}. See under {Diurnal}.          {Dress circle}, a gallery in a theater, generally the one             containing the prominent and more expensive seats.          {Druidical circles} (Eng. Antiq.), a popular name for certain             ancient inclosures formed by rude stones circularly             arranged, as at Stonehenge, near Salisbury.          {Family circle}, a gallery in a theater, usually one             containing inexpensive seats.          {Horary circles} (Dialing), the lines on dials which show the             hours.          {Osculating circle of a curve} (Geom.), the circle which             touches the curve at some point in the curve, and close to             the point more nearly coincides with the curve than any             other circle. This circle is used as a measure of the             curvature of the curve at the point, and hence is called             circle of curvature.          {Pitch circle}. See under {Pitch}.          {Vertical circle}, an azimuth circle.          {Voltaic} {circle [or] circuit}. See under {Circuit}.          {To square the circle}. See under {Square}.          Syn: Ring; circlet; compass; circuit; inclosure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Osculation \Os`cu*la"tion\, n. [L. osculatio a kissing: cf. F.       osculation.]       1. The act of kissing; a kiss.          2. (Geom.) The contact of one curve with another, when the             number of consecutive points of the latter through which             the former passes suffices for the complete determination             of the former curve. --Brande & C.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Osculatory \Os"cu*la*to*ry\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. [bd]The osculatory             ceremony.[b8] --Thackeray.          2. (Geom.) Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an             osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be             osculatory with a curve, at a given point.          {Osculatory circle}. (Geom.) See {Osculating circle of a             curve}, under {Circle}.          {Osculatory plane} (to a curve of double curvature), a plane             which passes through three successive points of the curve.                      {Osculatory sphere} (to a line of double curvature), a sphere             passing through four consecutive points of the curve.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Osculatory \Os"cu*la*to*ry\, n. [LL. osculatorium. See       {Osculate}.] (R. C. Ch.)       Same as {Pax}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Osculatory \Os"cu*la*to*ry\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. [bd]The osculatory             ceremony.[b8] --Thackeray.          2. (Geom.) Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an             osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be             osculatory with a curve, at a given point.          {Osculatory circle}. (Geom.) See {Osculating circle of a             curve}, under {Circle}.          {Osculatory plane} (to a curve of double curvature), a plane             which passes through three successive points of the curve.                      {Osculatory sphere} (to a line of double curvature), a sphere             passing through four consecutive points of the curve.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Osculatory \Os"cu*la*to*ry\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. [bd]The osculatory             ceremony.[b8] --Thackeray.          2. (Geom.) Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an             osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be             osculatory with a curve, at a given point.          {Osculatory circle}. (Geom.) See {Osculating circle of a             curve}, under {Circle}.          {Osculatory plane} (to a curve of double curvature), a plane             which passes through three successive points of the curve.                      {Osculatory sphere} (to a line of double curvature), a sphere             passing through four consecutive points of the curve.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Osculatory \Os"cu*la*to*ry\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. [bd]The osculatory             ceremony.[b8] --Thackeray.          2. (Geom.) Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an             osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be             osculatory with a curve, at a given point.          {Osculatory circle}. (Geom.) See {Osculating circle of a             curve}, under {Circle}.          {Osculatory plane} (to a curve of double curvature), a plane             which passes through three successive points of the curve.                      {Osculatory sphere} (to a line of double curvature), a sphere             passing through four consecutive points of the curve.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Osculatrix \Os`cu*la"trix\, n.; pl. {Osculatrixes}. [NL.]       (Geom.)       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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Osculatrix \Os`cu*la"trix\, n.; pl. {Osculatrixes}. [NL.]       (Geom.)       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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Osselet \Os"se*let\, n. [F.]       1. A little bone.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The internal bone, or shell, of a cuttlefish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxalate \Ox"a*late\, n. [Cf. F. oxalate. See {Oxalic}.] (Chem.)       A salt of oxalic acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxaldehyde \Ox*al"de*hyde\, n. [Oxalic + aldehyde.] (Chem.)       Same as {Glyoxal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxalethyline \Ox`al*eth"yl*ine\, n. [Oxalic + ethyl + -ine.]       A poisonous nitrogenous base ({C6H10N2}) obtained indirectly       from oxamide as a thick transparent oil which has a strong       narcotic odor, and a physiological action resembling that of       atropine. It is probably related to pyridine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxalite \Ox"a*lite\, n. (Min.)       A yellow mineral consisting of oxalate of iron.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ochelata, OK (town, FIPS 53700)       Location: 36.60120 N, 95.98201 W       Population (1990): 441 (180 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 74051
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Ochiltree County, TX (county, FIPS 357)       Location: 36.27877 N, 100.81459 W       Population (1990): 9128 (3996 housing units)       Area: 2376.7 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Oglethorpe, GA (city, FIPS 57736)       Location: 32.29317 N, 84.06271 W       Population (1990): 1302 (547 housing units)       Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 31068
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Oglethorpe County, GA (county, FIPS 221)       Location: 33.88098 N, 83.08201 W       Population (1990): 9763 (3936 housing units)       Area: 1142.6 sq km (land), 2.7 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
occlude          (Or "shadow") To make a variable inaccessible by       declaring another with the same name within the {scope} of the       first.          (1995-12-14)