osculation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The action of kissing.
2. (countable, uncountable) A kiss.
3. (countable, uncountable) A close contact.
4. (countable, uncountable) A contact between curves or surfaces, at which point they have a common tangent.
5. (Vedic, countable, uncountable) The determination of whether a number is divisible by another by means of certain operations on its digits.

Synonyms

kiss

😗

buss

kissing

😗

contact

contiguity

osculate

Translations

συνεπαφή

αγκαλιές

kus

😗

αγκαλιάσματα

beijo

😗

ósculo

😗

φίλημα

ασπασμός

φιλί

baiser

😗

bisou

😗

bacio

😗

osculatie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɒs.kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From Latin ōsculātiō (“a kissing”), from ōsculor (“I kiss”). By surface analysis, osculate + -ion.