Tangency: alternatives and connections

The act of conjoining, or the state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league.

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A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.

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The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths.

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To appoint.

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A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.

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Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity.

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Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the extremity; as, a terminal edge.

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To set the foot; to step.

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One who, or that which, wipes.

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A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the point of tangency and a give…

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A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the point of tangency and a give…

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A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.

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