osculation

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WOTD – 14 February 2008    

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin ōsculātiō (“a kissing”), from osculor (“I kiss”).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (RP) IPA: /ˌɒs.kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/, /ˌɒs.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
  • (US) IPA: /ˌɑːs.kjuːˈleɪ.ʃən/, /ˌɑːs.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun [edit]

osculation of a circle and a curve C

osculation (plural osculations)

  1. The action of kissing
  2. A kiss
  3. A close contact
  4. (mathematics) A contact between curves or surfaces, at which point they have a common tangent
  5. (Vedic arithmetic) Determining whether a number is divisible by another by means of certain operations on its digits.

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Translations [edit]

a contact between curves or surfaces
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