Osculation

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The act of kissing.
  • noun. A kiss.
  • noun. A contact, as between two curves or surfaces, at three or more common points.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A kiss.
  • noun. In geometry, the contact between a curve and another which osculates it. See osculate.
  • noun. A point of undulation where a right line has four or more coincident points in common with a curve.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of kissing; a kiss.
  • noun. 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The action of kissing
  • noun. A kiss
  • noun. A close contact
  • noun. A contact between curves or surfaces, at which point they have a common tangent
  • noun. Determining whether a number is divisible by another by means of certain operations on its digits.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
  • noun. (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent
  • Word Usage
    "Tish says our vulgar lip-osculation is unknown in the Orient and that they rub noses by way of greeting."
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    contact  
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    kiss