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单词 tangency
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tangency

[ tan-juhn-see ]
/ ˈtæn dʒən si /
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noun

the state of being tangent.

Origin of tangency

First recorded in 1810–20; tang(ent) + -ency

Words nearby tangency

tangata māori, tangata tiriti, tangata whenua, Tange, tangelo, tangency, tangent, tangent galvanometer, tangential, tangentiality, tangential motion
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Example sentences from the Web for tangency

  • It is not certain, for instance, whether Euclid meant that the circles could not cut at some other point than that of tangency.

    The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith
  • The points of tangency, in Figure 54, become a decorative feature of the design.

    Industrial Arts Design|William H. Varnum
  • An angle formed by a tangent and a chord drawn from the point of tangency is measured by half the intercepted arc.

    The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith
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