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1. The act of touching each others lips together: Little Susan wondered when she would experience her first osculation with a boy!
2. In mathematics, a contact, as between two curves or surfaces, at three or more common points: In his math class, Mr. Smart explained that an osculation can occur when curves or surfaces touch at which point they have a common tangent.
2. In mathematics, a contact, as between two curves or surfaces, at three or more common points: In his math class, Mr. Smart explained that an osculation can occur when curves or surfaces touch at which point they have a common tangent.
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-ation, -ization (-iz[e] + -ation); -isation (British spelling variation)
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ora-, or-, orat-; os- +
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oscula-
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