"tangent line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tangent lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tangent line (plural tangent lines)
  1. (differential geometry) Synonym of tangent (“straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there”). Categories (topical): Differential geometry Synonyms: tangent [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-tangent_line-en-noun-g-ht6F5B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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