osculation

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˌɑskjəˈleɪʃən/ UK /ˌɒskjʊˈleɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

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noun
the act of kissing; in geometry, contact of a high order between curves

Their osculation marked the romantic climax of the silent film.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of kissing; in... kiss kissing contacttangency

Word family

Related forms osculateosculatoryoral

Etymology

From Latin 'osculatio' ('a kissing'), from 'osculari' ('to kiss'), from 'osculum' ('little mouth, kiss'), diminutive of 'os' ('mouth').

osculatio Latin osculum Latin os Latin

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# osculation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌɑskjəˈleɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌɒskjʊˈleɪʃən

## Meanings
1. the act of kissing; in geometry, contact of a high order between curves

## Examples
- Their osculation marked the romantic climax of the silent film.

## Synonyms
- kiss
- kissing
- contact
- tangency

## Related Forms
- osculate
- osculatory
- oral

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: osculatio
- Root: osculum
- Root: os

## Etymology
From Latin 'osculatio' ('a kissing'), from 'osculari' ('to kiss'), from 'osculum' ('little mouth, kiss'), diminutive of 'os' ('mouth').

## AI Etymology
Osculation is from Latin 'osculatio' ('a kissing'), from 'osculari' ('to kiss'), from 'osculum' ('little mouth, kiss'), diminutive of 'os' ('mouth'). Important recorded forms include osculatio (Latin), osculum (Latin), and os (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers the act of kissing; in geometry, contact of a high order between curves. The wider family includes related words such as osculate, osculatory, and oral.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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