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English noun: osculation

1. osculation (state) (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent


Broader (hypernym)contact


Domain categorymath, mathematics, maths

2. osculation (act) the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)


Synonymsbuss, kiss


Broader (hypernym)touch, touching


Narrower (hyponym)deep kiss, French kiss, smack, smooch, soul kiss









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