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tangency

tangency noun: the state of being tangent; an instance of (something) being tangent.

Noun

tangency (countable and uncountable, plural tangencies)

  1. The state of being tangent; an instance of (something) being tangent.
    • In this section we will apply the concept of connectedness in dimension d to study tangencies of algebraic varieties.1999, H. Flenner, L. O′Carroll, W. Vogel, Joins and Intersections, page 131
    • To be tangent to a circle or arc, a line must touch the circle or arc at only one point, and a line drawn from the center of the circle or arc must be perpendicular to the tangent line at the point of tangency. (See Figure 6.82.)2004, David A. Madsen et al., Engineering Drawing & Design, 3rd edition, page 160

Forms of tangency

pluraltangencies
alternative formtangence

Words formed from tangency

Phrases with tangency

Questions about tangency

What does tangency mean?
Tangency means the state of being tangent; an instance of (something) being tangent.
What part of speech is tangency?
Tangency is a noun.
What is the plural of tangency?
The plural of tangency is tangencies.

Words near tangency in the dictionary

  1. tangemons
  2. tangena
  3. tangence
  4. tangences
  5. tangencies
  6. tangency
  7. tangent
  8. tangent bundle
  9. tangent bundles
  10. tangent line
  11. tangent lines

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