osculation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin ōsculātiō (“a kissing”), from osculor (“I kiss”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɒs.kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/, /ˌɒs.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɑs.kjuˈleɪ.ʃən/, /ˌɑs.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun[edit]
osculation (countable and uncountable, plural osculations)
- The action of kissing
- A kiss
- A close contact
- (mathematics) A contact between curves or surfaces, at which point they have a common tangent
- (Vedic arithmetic) Determining whether a number is divisible by another by means of certain operations on its digits.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a contact between curves or surfaces
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