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English noun: tangency | |||
| 1. | tangency (state) the state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contact | ||
| 2. | tangency (artifact) (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact | ||
| Samples | They forget to solder the contacts. | ||
| Synonyms | contact | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conjunction, junction | ||
| 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 | ||
| Domain category | electronics | ||
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