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/ˌɒskjʊlˈeɪʃən/
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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
How To Use osculation In A Sentence
- Tish says our vulgar lip-osculation is unknown in the Orient and that they rub noses by way of greeting. Tish
- Dissection consequently shows distinctly what takes place in the majority of animals, and indeed in all, up to the period of their maturity; and that the same thing occurs in adults is equally certain, both from Galen's words, and what has already been said, only that in the former the transit is effected by open and obvious passages, in the latter by the hidden porosities of the lungs and the minute inosculations of vessels. The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)
- `If you beslobber me at such a rate...' `A mere exosculation! THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY
- The perfect inosculation and streamline design agglomerate the smart mind and show the exalted tang.
- Results The new LIS realized the total inosculation of LIS and HIS and the connect ion method of different communication modes on many serial communication devices.
- n. - doctrine that Christ was Son of God by adoption and not birth. adoptionist, adosculation Xml's Blinklist.com
- I've half a mind to ride back and have him out for that rascal "osculation" and the lady unwilling! Diana of the Crossways — Volume 5
- As far as I can tell the only victims are the fighting-cock enthusiasts who have engaged in direct osculation with their birds, in an effort to revive them for the fight.
- Dissection consequently shows distinctly what takes place in the majority of animals, and indeed in all, up to the period of their maturity; and that the same thing occurs in adults is equally certain, both from Galens words, and what has already been said, only that in the former the transit is effected by open and obvious passages, in the latter by the hidden porosities of the lungs and the minute inosculations of vessels. VII. The Blood Passes Through the Substance of the Lungs from the Right Ventricle of the Heart into the Pulmonary Veins and Left Ventricle
- Driving a vehicle over these roads creates a banging osculation from the base of the spine to the top of the neck, an experience that even John Yoo would characterize as torture. Matthew Bergman: The Roads of Africa: Moving Beyond the Tragedy of the Commons