osculation

ˌɑskjʊˈleɪʃən

Definition

Definition of osculation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

affection

Dated

the act of kissing or touching with lips

Dated

Their osculation was gentle and affectionate.

peck

smooching

mathematics

TECH.

point where curves share a common tangent

TECH.

The osculation of the curves was calculated precisely.

contact

intersection

tangency

Vedic arithmetic

Dated

method to check divisibility using digit operations

Dated

Osculation helped determine the number's divisibility.

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Origin of osculation

Latin, osculum (kiss) + tion (action)

Examples of osculation in a sentence

Osculation under the mistletoe is a holiday tradition.
The mathematician explained osculation in the lecture.
Osculation occurs at the point of tangency.
Osculation is a useful tool in mathematics.
Students learned osculation in their arithmetic class.

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French:baiser, osculation, ...
German:Kuss, Oskulation, ...
Italian:osculazione, ...
Spanish:beso, osculación, ...
Portuguese:osculação, ponto de tangência, ...
Chinese:亲吻, 切合点, ...
Japanese:接吻, 接触, ...
Arabic:تقبيل, تَماسّ, ...
Hebrew:נְשִׁיקָה, אוֹסְקוּלַצְיָה, ...
Russian:поцелуй, осцуляция, ...
Ukrainian:поцілунок, дотична точка, ...
Hindi:चुंबन, स्पर्शरेखीयता, ...
Bengali:চুম্বন, স্পর্শক বিন্দু, ...
Catalan:osculació, mètode d'osculació, ...
Czech:polibek, dotyk, ...
Danish:kys, berøringspunkt, ...
Dutch:kus, osculatie, ...
Greek:φιλί, εφαπτομένη, ...
Hungarian:csók, oszkuláció, ...
Khmer:ការថើប, ចំណុចដែលខ្សែកោងមានបន្ទាត់ប៉ះរួមគ្នា, ...
Korean:입맞춤, 접촉점, ...
Persian:بوسه, تماس, ...
Polish:całowanie, oskulacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):osculação, tangência, ...
Romanian:osculație, punct de osculație, ...
Swedish:kyss, tangenspunkt, ...
Thai:การจูบ, การสัมผัสร่วม, ...
Turkish:öpüşme, oskülasyon, ...
Vietnamese:nụ hôn, tiếp điểm, ...

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