What does tangence mean?
Tangence means Alternative form of tangency..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of tangency..
The points of intangence, or extangence, of two circumferences are the points of tangence of their intangents, or extangents.
[…]to assure the belt passes only through said points of tangence,[…].
The latter enables designers and engineers to describe geometric entities (points, lines, planes, curves, surfaces) by specification of constraints: distances, angles, incidences, tangences between geometric entities.
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Tangence means Alternative form of tangency..
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The points of intangence, or extangence, of two circumferences are the points of tangence of their intangents, or extangents.
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