Definition of osculation Osculation
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We found 10 definitions of osculation from 4 different sources.
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What does osculation mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: osculations |
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| osculation - (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent | ||
| contact close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings" | ||
| math, mathematics, maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement | ||
| osculation - the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) | ||
| kiss, buss | ||
| touching, touch the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" | ||
| smooch, smack the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand | ||
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Wiktionary 
- osculation (Noun)
The action of kissing. - osculation (Noun)
A kiss. - osculation (Noun)
A close contact. - osculation (Noun)
A contact between curves or surfaces, at which point they have a common tangent. - osculation (Noun)
Determining whether a number is divisible by another by means of certain operations on its digits.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- osculation (n.)
The act of kissing; a kiss. - osculation (n.)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- osculation, noun, singular of osculations.
