"tangent plane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tangent planes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tangent plane (plural tangent planes)
  1. (differential geometry) The plane passing through a given point which contains the tangent lines of all the curves on a surface passing through that same point. Categories (topical): Differential geometry Translations (differential geometry): raakvlak [neuter] (Dutch), tangenttitaso (Finnish), plan tangent [masculine] (French), Tangentialebene [feminine] (German), érintő sík (Hungarian), piano tangente [masculine] (Italian), płaszczyzna styczna [feminine] (Polish), plano tangente [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tangent_plane-en-noun-K6rp70iq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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