tangency

tangency
/tan"jeuhn see/, n.
the state of being tangent.
[1810-20; TANG(ENT) + -ENCY]

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  • tangency — index connection (abutment), contact (touching) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • tangency — noun (plural cies) Date: 1819 the quality or state of being tangent …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tangency — noun state of being tangent …   Wiktionary

  • tangency — n. Contact, touching …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • tangency — tan·gen·cy …   English syllables

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  • 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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