Meaning & use
Tangency
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The state or condition of touching another curve or surface at a single point without crossing it.
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The engineer calculated the point of tangency where the circular arc met the straight track.
Their business relationship existed at a mere tangency, brief contact with no lasting overlap.
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Derived from the Latin "tangere" ("to touch"), the same root that gives us "tangent" and "tangible."
Words with a similar meaning
contacttouching point
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