osculation

noun

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

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

Roots

osculumoscul- · Latin · little mouth, kiss atus-at · Latin · having done io-ion · Latin · act, process

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The word osculation breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: oscul, from Latin osculum (“little mouth, kiss”); -at, from Latin atus (“having done”); and -ion, from Latin io (“act, process”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.