OSCULATION
kiss, buss, osculation
(noun) the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
osculation
(noun) (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
osculation (countable and uncountable, plural osculations)
The action of kissing
A kiss
A close contact
(mathematics) A contact between curves or surfaces, at which point they have a common tangent
(Vedic arithmetic) Determining whether a number is divisible by another by means of certain operations on its digits.
Source: Wiktionary
Os`cu*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. osculatio a kissing: cf. F. osculation.]
1. The act of kissing; a kiss.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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