Definitions for tangency

tangency tan·gen·cy

Spelling: [tan-juh n-see]
IPA: /ˈtæn dʒən si/

Tangency is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 179 anagrams from letters in tangency (acegnnty).

Definitions for tangency

noun

  1. the state of being tangent.

Origin of tangency

First recorded in 1810-20; tang(ent) + -ency

Examples for tangency

The points of tangency, in Figure 54, become a decorative feature of the design.

An angle formed by a tangent and a chord drawn from the point of tangency is measured by half the intercepted arc.

It is not certain, for instance, whether Euclid meant that the circles could not cut at some other point than that of tangency.

Word Value for tangency
Scrable

14

Words with friends

17

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