English noun: tangency |
1. | tangency (state) the state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing |
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| Broader (hypernym) | contact |
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2. | tangency (artifact) (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact |
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| Samples | They forget to solder the contacts.
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| Synonyms | contact |
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| Broader (hypernym) | conjunction, junction |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | breaker point, contact arm, distributor point, electrical contact, p-n junction, point, pole, short, short circuit, sound bow, terminal, tread, wiper, wiper arm |
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| Domain category | electronics |
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