noun
Meaning 1
The action of kissing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
osculation
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒs.kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒs.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
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General-American: /ˌɑs.kjuˈleɪ.ʃən/
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General-American: /ˌɑs.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
noun
Meaning 2
A kiss.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A close contact.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A contact between curves or surfaces, at which point they have a common tangent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
The determination of whether a number is divisible by another by means of certain operations on its digits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Vedic, countable, uncountable
Topics: arithmetic
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noun
Meaning 6
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kiss, buss
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: touch, touching
Narrower terms: smack, smooch, soul kiss, deep kiss, French kiss
noun
Meaning 7
(mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contact
History
Etymology
From Latin ōsculātiō (“a kissing”), from ōsculor (“to kiss”). By surface analysis, osculate + -ion.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: оскулация (oskulacija) — a contact between curves or surfaces
- Polish: styczność — a contact between curves or surfaces
- Swedish: oskulation — a contact between curves or surfaces