osculation

== English == === Etymology === From Latin ōsculātiō (“a kissing”), from ōsculor (“to kiss”). By surface analysis, osculate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɒs.kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/, /ˌɒs.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɑs.kjuˈleɪ.ʃən/, /ˌɑs.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === osculation (countable and uncountable, plural osculations) The action of kissing. A kiss. A close contact. (mathematics) A contact between curves or surfaces, at which point they have a common tangent. (Vedic arithmetic) The determination of whether a number is divisible by another by means of certain operations on its digits. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔs.ky.la.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === osculation f (plural osculations) osculation === Further reading === “osculation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012