osculation
Mouths pressing together
Osculation is a formal or humorous word for kissing: The couple's osculation on the dance floor drew applause.
In mathematics, osculation describes the contact between curves that share both position and curvature at a point—an osculating circle touches a curve and matches its bend exactly.
The Latin root means "little mouth."
Informal term for kissing
- peckDry measure or quick kiss
- bussAffectionate lip press
- lip-lockProlonged romantic kiss
- snogKiss passionately, informally
smack · pucker · French-kiss · necking · canoodle · make-out · hickey · muah
smooch
Informal term for kissing
snog · smack · pucker · French-kiss · necking · canoodle · make-out · hickey · muah · lips
tenderness
Gentle, caring quality
endearment · cherish · love · intimacy · closeness · bonding · passion · sensuality · desire · embrace
tangent
Line touching curve once
conic · ellipse · parabola · hyperbola · point · mathematics · calculus · differential · analytic · intersection
osculationrecoil
Backward force from discharge
withdrawal · rejection · rebuff · avoidance · distancing