osculation

[os-kyuh-ley-shuhn] Origin

os·cu·la·tion

[os-kyuh-ley-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act of kissing.
2.
a kiss.
3.
close contact.
4.
Geometry. the contact between two osculating curves or the like.

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

auscultation, osculation.
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osculation (ˌɒskjʊˈleɪʃən)
 
n
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
 
osculatory
 
adj

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osculation
"kissing, a kiss," 1650s, from L. osculationem, noun of action from osculari (see osculate).
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