osculation
French, noun/ɔs.ky.la.sjɔ̃/
osculation is spelled O-S-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters). Osculation is a French feminine noun meaning “osculation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Contact d’ordre supérieur d’une courbe, d’une surface en un point d’une autre courbe, d’une autre surface”.
What does osculation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineosculation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Contact d’ordre supérieur d’une courbe, d’une surface en un point d’une autre courbe, d’une autre surface. 2. Baiser.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of osculation
- osculations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce osculation?
- /ɔs.ky.la.sjɔ̃/
- \ɔs.ky.la.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.