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osculation

\ɔs.ky.la.sjɔ̃\

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Du latin osculatio (« baiser »).

noun osculations

Contact d’ordre supérieur d’une courbe, d’une surface en un point d’une autre courbe, d’une autre surface.
Baiser. Aimable, mais ramenant le saute-au-cou de naguère à une petite osculation, elle cherchait à s'occuper au plus vite.

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"osculation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/osculation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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osculation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/osculation

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"osculation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/osculation.

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@misc{osculation_2026,
  title = {osculation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/osculation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}