About The Word Osculation
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Osculation
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What's The Definition Of Osculation?
[n] the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
[n] (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent Synonyms | Synonyms for Osculation: buss | kiss Related Terms | Find terms related to Osculation: See Also | contact | deep kiss | French kiss | smack | smooch | soul kiss | touch | touching Osculation In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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