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point of tangency

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point of tangency [′pȯint əv ′tan·jən·sē]
(civil engineering)
The point at which a road curve or railway curve becomes straight or changes its curvature. Also known as tangent point.


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There are interesting frictions and incongruities in these places and, often, if you stand at the point of tangency, you can see both sides better than if you were in the middle of either" (Fadiman, p.
Given a production possibilities curve and a state indifference curve or preference function, the point of tangency would indicate the coordinates of the plan.
If the follower is a gear, point p is taken to be the point of tangency between the pitch circles of the planet gear and the follower.
 
 
 
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