osculation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent
Types & categories
- contact hypernym
Related & opposite
- osculate derivation
- mathematics domain topic
Sense 2 noun
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- kiss derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | osculate |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | mathematics |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | contact |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | kiss |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | touching |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | smooch |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | soul kiss |