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equitangential

equitangential adjective: of a curve: having tangential segments that are all of the same length.

Adjective

equitangential (not comparable)

  1. Of a curve: having tangential segments that are all of the same length.

Origin of equitangential

From equi- + tangential.

Questions about equitangential

What does equitangential mean?
Equitangential means of a curve: having tangential segments that are all of the same length.
What part of speech is equitangential?
Equitangential is an adjective.

Words near equitangential in the dictionary

  1. equitability
  2. equitable
  3. equitable tolling
  4. equitableness
  5. equitably
  6. equitangential
  7. equitant
  8. equitantly
  9. equitation
  10. equitations
  11. equitaur

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