osculation

[ os-kyuh-ley-shuh n ]
/ ˌɒs kyəˈleɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act of kissing.
a kiss.
close contact.
Geometry. the contact between two osculating curves or the like.

Origin of osculation

1650–60; < Latin ōsculātiōn- (stem of ōsculātiō) a kissing, equivalent to ōsculāt(us) (see osculate) + -iōn- -ion

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH osculation

auscultation osculation

Words nearby osculation

osculant, oscular, osculate, osculating circle, osculating plane, osculation, osculum, osd, osee, osetic, osf

Words related to osculation

buss, smooch, smack, caress, embrace, smacker, endearment, salutation, peck, salute, butterfly

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British Dictionary definitions for osculation

osculation
/ (ˌɒskjʊˈleɪʃən) /

noun

Also called: tacnode maths a point at which two branches of a curve have a common tangent, each branch extending in both directions of the tangent
rare the act or an instance of kissing

Derived forms of osculation

osculatory (ˈɒskjʊlətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective