osculation

The act of kissing.

A kiss.

A contact, as between two curves or surfaces, at three or more common points.

A kiss.

In geometry, the contact between a curve and another which osculates it. See osculate.

A point of undulation where a right line has four or more coincident points in common with a curve.

The act of kissing; a kiss.

The contact of one curve with another, when the number of consecutive points of the latter through which the former passes suffices for the complete determination of the former curve.

The action of kissing