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point of tangency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
point of -tan-gen-cy
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The point where a tangent line and its curve meet

Etymology

From point + of + tangency.

Inflected Forms

points of tangency (plural)

Questions

What does point of tangency mean?
The point where a tangent line and its curve meet
Where does point of tangency come from?
From point + of + tangency.

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