osculation
Use Osculation in a sentence
kyəˈleɪ noun
1.
the act of kissing.
2.
a kiss.
3.
close contact.
4.
Geometry. the contact between two osculating curves or the like.
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| —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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Word Origin & History
osculation
"kissing, a kiss," 1650s, from L. osculationem, noun of action from osculari (see osculate).
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Example sentences
The integration of motion starts from an osculation epoch at which the orbit of the primary fragment is known.
The higher quotations obtaining on clerical osculation will he duly noted.
Such osculation should be severely rebuked by the courts.
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