qiè​chù

osculation

  • created sense approved 切触/切觸 · qiè​chù · osculation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    切触 / 切觸

    qiè​chù

    osculation

    the state of being in close contact; specifically used in mathematics to describe a higher order of tangency between two curves or surfaces

    切 (literal) → 切 · qiē · tangent 触 (literal) → 触/觸 · chù · to touch

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense