About The Word Osculation

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Osculation

Osculation Meaning & Definition
Osculation Definition And Meaning

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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