n. A contact between curves or surfaces, at which point they have a common tangent
n. Determining whether a number is divisible by another by means of certain operations on its digits.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of kissing; a kiss.
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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A kiss.
n. In geometry, the contact between a curve and another which osculates it. See osculate.
n. A point of undulation where a right line has four or more coincident points in common with a curve.
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n. the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
n. (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent
Word Usage
"Tish says our vulgar lip-osculation is unknown in the Orient and that they rub noses by way of greeting."