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tangency

/tæŋˈdʒɛnsi/ noun · British & US
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What does tangency mean?

noun

The state or condition of touching or being in contact at a single point; a point of contact between two curves or surfaces.

Example

"The mathematician studied the tangency of the circle and the line."

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