tangency
English Thesaurus
1. (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | breaker point, distributor point, point, |
| definition | : | a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | electrical contact, |
| definition | : | contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | p-n junction, |
| definition | : | the junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | short, short circuit, |
| definition | : | accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | sound bow, |
| definition | : | contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper strikes (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pole, terminal, |
| definition | : | a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tread, |
| definition | : | the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | contact arm, wiper, wiper arm, |
| definition | : | contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | electronics, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices (noun.cognition) |
2. the state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | contact, |
| definition | : | the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | tangent, |
| definition | : | a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point (noun.shape) |
| derivation | : | tangent, |
| definition | : | a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point (noun.shape) |
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