osculation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	touch, touching,
definition	:	the act of putting two things together with no space between them (noun.act)

hyponym	:	smack, smooch,
definition	:	an enthusiastic kiss (noun.act)

hyponym	:	deep kiss, french kiss, soul kiss,
definition	:	an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth (noun.act)

2. (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent (noun.state)

hypernym	:	contact,
definition	:	the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity (noun.state)

domain category	:	math, mathematics, maths,
definition	:	a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement (noun.cognition)

3. the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) (noun.act)

derivation	:	buss, kiss, osculate, snog,
definition	:	touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. (verb.contact)

4. (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent (noun.state)

derivation	:	osculate,
definition	:	have at least three points in common with (verb.stative)

5. the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) (noun.act)

derivation	:	buss, kiss, osculate, snog,
definition	:	touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. (verb.contact)

6. (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent (noun.state)

derivation	:	osculate,
definition	:	have at least three points in common with (verb.stative)