osculation

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

buss kiss peck caress smooch contact touch embrace touching brush salute kissing juxtaposition smack salutation

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Antonyms

punch avoid calm detachment knock slap

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Hypernyms

contact touch touching

Hyponyms

smooch smack French kiss soul kiss deep kiss

Related terms

osculate inosculation osculatory osculum oscular interosculation

Close letter words and terms

osculating osculating circle osculating orbit osculator osculatory osculatrix