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Definition of: osculation
(os′kyə·lā′shən) noun
1. The act of kissing; also, a kiss.
2. Math. A point on a curve where two branches have a common tangent but do not reverse direction.
—os′cu·la·to′ry (-lə·tôr′ē, -tō′rē) adjective
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