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osculation

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Osculation  \Os`cu*la"tion\,  n.  [L.  osculatio  a  kissing:  cf  F. 
  osculation.] 
  1.  The  act  of  kissing;  a  kiss. 
 
  2.  (Geom.)  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  osculation 
  n  :  a  caress  with  the  lips  [syn:  {kiss},  {buss}]




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