osculation
the act of kissing.
a kiss.
close contact.
Geometry. the contact between two osculating curves or the like.
Origin of osculation
1Words that may be confused with osculation
- auscultation, osculation
Words Nearby osculation
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How to use osculation in a sentence
I think I am able to assure the reader that in her head the osculation had given birth to no reveries.
Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty | J. W. de ForestIf there was anything in the way of osculation that that member of an old Austrian family didn't know, I've got to find it out.
Where There's A Will | Mary Roberts RinehartWhatever he projected in the nature of an enduring osculation was spoiled as Gladwin dropped the bag to the floor with a crash.
Officer 666 | Barton W. CurrieThen the crowns were removed and kissed by each of the marrying pair, the bridegroom first performing the osculation.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life | Thomas Wallace KnoxOut of the Egyptian darkness came the unmistakable sounds of osculation in various parts of the room.
Excuse Me! | Rupert Hughes
British Dictionary definitions for osculation
/ (ˌɒskjʊˈleɪʃən) /
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
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