"In mathematical invariant theory, the osculant or tacinvariant or tact invariant is an invariant of a hypersurface that vanishes if the hypersurface touches itself, or an invariant of several hypersurfaces that osculate, meaning that they have a common point where they meet to unusually high order."

The term derives from the Latinate root "osculate", to kiss, because the two curves contact one another in a more intimate way than simple tangency 

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think gosh and atom touching nearly

a sistine restoration that closed the moments collision

wait in line to see the almost almost 

redirect to the graffiti pizzeria coliseum uffizi 

static quo clouds the loins

a hypersuperficial filial piety

extra romano lines verge on merging

micro lightning in pre fog

the paint elements obey the heavy rope closed sign

almost get a crick in the neck too

count the shoe stitches better re sole

it's overrated pass the popcorn quid pro quo

Terribilità, the modern Italian spelling, or terribiltà, as Michelangelo's 16th century contemporaries tended to spell it, is a quality ascribed to his art that provokes terror, awe, or a sense of the sublime in the viewer.