2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Osculation \Os`cu*la"tion\, n. [L. osculatio a kissing: cf. F. osculation.] 1. The act of kissing; a kiss. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: osculation n 1: (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent 2: the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) [syn: {kiss}, {buss}]
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