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A line that touches a curve at a single point but does not cross the curve. The tangent of a circle at any point is at right angles to the radius of the circle at that point.

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tangent
in The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine (3) Length: 38 words
tangent
in A Dictionary of Physics (6) Length: 19 words
tangent (to a curve)
in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (4) Length: 55 words

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