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OSCULATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("osculation" is a kind of...):
touch; touching (the act of putting two things together with no space between them)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "osculation"):
smack; smooch (an enthusiastic kiss)
deep kiss; French kiss; soul kiss (an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth)
Derivation:
osculate (touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("osculation" is a kind of...):
contact (the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Derivation:
osculate (have at least three points in common with)
