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Definition of Tangency
1. Noun. The state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing.
2. Noun. (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact. "They forget to solder the contacts"
Specialized synonyms: Breaker Point, Distributor Point, Point, Electrical Contact, P-n Junction, Short, Short Circuit, Sound Bow, Pole, Terminal, Tread, Contact Arm, Wiper, Wiper Arm
Generic synonyms: Conjunction, Junction
Category relationships: Electronics
Definition of Tangency
1. n. The quality or state of being tangent; a contact or touching.
Definition of Tangency
1. Noun. state of being tangent ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tangency
1. the state of being in immediate physical contact [n -CIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tangency
Literary usage of Tangency
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"... point of tangency. If the two surfaces are not to separate, гл and v¡ must
have equal projections on the. common normal. If the normal components are ..."
2. Analytic Geometry, a First Course by William Henry Maltbie (1906)
"Any satisfactory definition of the tangent CONDITION OF will of course lead to
the condition of tangency if properly considered. For example, the fact that ..."
3. Analytic Geometry, a First Course by William Henry Maltbie (1906)
"Applying this test we have as the condition of tangency ma — 6 -f- h or h = ± r
V1 + *»* — ma + 6 This method of deriving the condition of tangency is ..."
4. Analytic Geometry for Colleges, Universities, and Technical Schools by Edward West Nichols (1892)
"The slope of a line passing through the centre of an hyperbola (0, 0) and the
point of tangency (x", y") is -$• The slope of the tangent is, Art. 112, ..."
5. An Elementary Treatise on Conic Sections by Charles Smith (1890)
"CONDITION OF tangency. of the conic ф (a, /3, 7) = 0 in either of the forms dd>
n dd> ... tangency."
6. The Theory of Engineering Drawing by Alphonse Andrew Adler (1915)
"Let a be the desired point of tangency. Draw through a, the secants ab, ac, ad,
the number depending upon the degree of accuracy, but always more than here ..."
7. The Theory of Engineering Drawing by Alphonse Andrew Adler (1915)
"Let a be the desired point of tangency. Draw through a, the secants ab, ac, -ad,
the number depending upon the degree of accuracy, but always more than here ..."
8. Standards of Length and Their Practical Application: A Résumé Covering the by Pratt & Whitney Company, George Meade Bond (1887)
"If we now use a gauge which is 1-^^ of an inch smaller than one inch in diameter,
in the addition to 2^ inches, the tangency is incomplete, for this gauge ..."
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