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"osculation" Definition

  1. n. The act of kissing; a kiss.
  2. n. 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.

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Position in dictionary: 68760 of 111710 words.
Word Type: n., n.,
Words that start with "osculation": 1
Words that end with "osculation": 3
Words that contain "osculation": 3
Next words in dictionary: osculatory, osculatrix, osculatrixes, oscule, osculum, osier, osiered, osiery, osiris, osmanli
Previous words in dictionary: osculating, osculated, osculate, osculant, oscula, oscitation, oscitate, oscitantly, oscitant, oscitancy

English Dictionary Definition of osculation

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