contact vs osculation
osculation vs contactcontact and osculation both are nouns.
contact is a verb but osculation is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| contact | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| osculation | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
osculation is a hyponym of
contact; that is, osculation is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
contact:
- contact: the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
- osculation: (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent
Other hyponyms of contact include
tangency.
| contact (noun) | osculation (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of touching physically | the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) |
| close interaction | (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent |
| (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact | |
| a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication | |
| a channel for communication between groups | |
| a communicative interaction | |
| the physical coming together of two or more things | |
| a person who is in a position to give you special assistance | |
| the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity |
| contact (verb) | osculation (verb) |
|---|---|
| be in or establish communication with | |
| be in direct physical contact with; make contact |
Words related to "contact"
- abut
- adhere
- adjoin
- attach
- border
- breaker point
- brush
- butt
- butt against
- butt on
- chafe
- channel
- cleave
- cling
- cohere
- collision
- communicate
- communicating
- communication
- communication channel
- conjunction
- connectedness
- connection
- contact arm
- contact lens
- converge
- cover
- distributor point
- drop a line
- edge
- electrical contact
- electronics
- engagement
- environ
- eye contact
- fair ball
- flick
- fray
- fret
- get hold of
- get through
- happening
- hit
- hug
- impact
- impinging
- inter-group communication
- interaction
- intercommunicate
- interlocking
- junction
- laying on
- lean against
- lean on
- lens
- lens system
- lense
- liaison
- line
- link
- march
- meet
- mesh
- meshing
- middleman
- natural event
- occurrence
- occurrent
- osculation
- p-n junction
- physical contact
- ping
- placement
- point
- pole
- raise
- reach
- representative
- rest on
- ring
- rub
- scratch
- short
- short circuit
- skirt
- snick
- sound bow
- spread over
- stick
- striking
- surround
- tangency
- terminal
- touch
- touching
- tread
- wipe
- wiper
- wiper arm
- write
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