HOME
CAREERS
SCHOOLS
ARTICLES
REFERENCE
Yahoo! Education
>
Reference
>
Dictionary
> osculation
Definition of osculation
Reference
Dictionary
Encyclopedia
Thesaurus
World Factbook
Spanish Dictionary
Anatomy
Conversion Calculator
Word of the Day
perfunctory
Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
Petersons.com
Add Word of the Day to your personalized My Yahoo! page:
About My Yahoo! and RSS »
Search Dictionary:
Email this page to a friend
< osculate
osculum >
os·cu·la·tion
(
s
ky
-l
sh
n)
KEY
NOUN:
The act of kissing.
A kiss.
Mathematics
A contact, as between two curves or surfaces, at three or more common points.
OTHER FORMS:
os
cu·la·to
ry
(
s
ky
-l
-tôr
, -t
r
)
KEY
(Adjective)
Thesaurus: synonyms for osculation
Visit our partner's site
Provided by Houghton Mifflin
eReference -- Download this interactive reference software to your desktop computer