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bitangent

bitangent noun: a line that is tangent to a curve at two points.

Noun

bitangent (plural bitangents)

  1. A line that is tangent to a curve at two points

Forms of bitangent

pluralbitangents

Origin of bitangent

From bi- + tangent.

Questions about bitangent

What does bitangent mean?
Bitangent means a line that is tangent to a curve at two points.
What part of speech is bitangent?
Bitangent is a noun.
What is the plural of bitangent?
The plural of bitangent is bitangents.

Words near bitangent in the dictionary

  1. Bita
  2. bitable
  3. bitachon
  4. Bitan-agan
  5. Bitan-o/Dalipay
  6. bitangent
  7. bitangential
  8. bitangents
  9. bitanhol
  10. bitanjol
  11. Bitano

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