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osculation

noun

/ˌɒs.kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/UK/ˌɑs.kjuˈleɪ.ʃən/US

Etymology

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

derived from ōsculātiō — “a kissing”

Definitions

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

The neighborhood

neighborinosculation
neighborinterosculation
neighboroscular
neighborosculate
neighborosculatory
neighborosculum

Derived

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for osculation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA