tangency

tangency: tangent ► NOUN 1) a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it at that point. 2) Mathematics the trigonometric function that is equal to the ratio of the sides (other than the hypotenuse) opposite and adjacent to an angle in a right-angled triangle. 3) a completely different line of thought or action: her mind went off at a tangent.

► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a line or plane) touching, but not intersecting, a curve or curved surface.

DERIVATIVES tangency noun.

ORIGIN from Latin tangere 'to touch' .

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Tangency — Tan gen*cy, n. The quality or state of being tangent; a contact or touching. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tangency — index connection (abutment), contact (touching) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tangency point — sąlyčio taškas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. contact point; tacpoint; tangency point vok. Berührungspunkt, m; Kontaktpunkt, m rus. точка касания, f; точка контакта, f; точка соприкосновения, f pranc. point de contact, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
tangency — noun (plural cies) Date: 1819 the quality or state of being tangent … New Collegiate Dictionary
tangency — /tan jeuhn see/, n. the state of being tangent. [1810 20; TANG(ENT) + ENCY] * * * … Universalium
tangency — noun state of being tangent … Wiktionary
tangency — n. Contact, touching … New dictionary of synonyms
tangency — tan·gen·cy … English syllables
tangency — /ˈtændʒənsi/ (say tanjuhnsee) noun the state of being tangent …
tangency — noun 1. the state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing • Derivationally related forms: ↑tangent • Hypernyms: ↑contact 2. (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or… … Useful english dictionary

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