Osculation
[os-kyuh-ley-shuh n] /ˌɒs kyəˈleɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
the act of kissing.
2.
a kiss.
3.
close contact.
4.
Geometry. the contact between two curves or the like.
/ˌɒskjʊˈleɪʃən/
noun
1.
(maths) Also called tacnode. a point at which two branches of a curve have a common tangent, each branch extending in both directions of the tangent
2.
(rare) the act or an instance of kissing
n.
“kissing; a kiss,” 1650s, from Latin osculationem (nominative osculatio), noun of action from past participle stem of osculari (see osculate).
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