"point of tangency" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: points of tangency [plural]
Etymology: point + of + tangency Etymology templates: {{compound|en|point|of|tangency}} point + of + tangency Head templates: {{en-noun|points of tangency}} point of tangency (plural points of tangency)
  1. (geometry) The point where a tangent line and its curve meet Categories (topical): Geometry Translations (the point where a tangent line and its curve meet): 切點 (Chinese Cantonese), 切点 (cit³ dim²) (Chinese Cantonese), 切點 (Chinese Mandarin), 切点 (qiēdiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), érintési pont (Hungarian), 接点 (setten) (Japanese), tangeringspunkt [common-gender] (Swedish), tiếp điểm (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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