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Definition of Tangence
1. n. Tangency.
Definition of Tangence
1. tangency [n -S] - See also: tangency
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tangence
Literary usage of Tangence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elementary Co-ordinate Geometry for Collegiate Use and Private Study by William Benjamin Smith (1886)
"... any tangent between two fixed tangents to P subtends af,xed angle at the focus:
half the 2£ subtended by the chord through the fixed points of tangence. ..."
2. VIth International Inland Navigation Congress, The Hague, 1894: Reports (1894)
"The rupture of continuity at the point of tangence will give place to a ...
What occurs between the points of tangence along the arcs of the circle? ..."
3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"tangence (rare), atteint (archaic); spec, feel, kiss, graze, glance, brush,
osculation, ... joinder (rare), tangence or tangency (tech.; chiefly spec. ..."
4. The royal phraseological English-French, French-English dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1853)
"[of a vessel. TANCHE, sf tench. Tanche de mer, sea-tench. tangence, я. /. ...
Point de tangence, point of contact of two lines, or surfaces. TANGAGE, ». m. ..."
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