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God is the tangential point between zero and infinity.
Alfred Jarry

Meaning of "tangential point" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TANGENTIAL POINT

tangential point  [tænˈdʒɛnʃəl pɔɪnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TANGENTIAL POINT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tangential point is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TANGENTIAL POINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tangential point in the English dictionary

The definition of tangential point in the dictionary is a point at which a geometric line, curve, plane, or curved surface touches another curve or surface but does not intersect it.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TANGENTIAL POINT


adjoint
ˈædˌdʒɔɪnt
appoint
əˈpɔɪnt
ballpoint
ˈbɔːlˌpɔɪnt
checkpoint
ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪnt
conjoint
kənˈdʒɔɪnt
counterpoint
ˈkaʊntəˌpɔɪnt
disappoint
ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt
disjoint
dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt
flashpoint
ˈflæʃpɔɪnt
gunpoint
ˈɡʌnˌpɔɪnt
joint
dʒɔɪnt
midpoint
ˈmɪdˌpɔɪnt
needlepoint
ˈniːdəlˌpɔɪnt
pinpoint
ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt
point
pɔɪnt
pointe
pɔɪnt
points
pɔɪnt
standpoint
ˈstændˌpɔɪnt
viewpoint
ˈvjuːˌpɔɪnt
waypoint
ˈweɪˌpɔɪnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TANGENTIAL POINT

tangata whenua
Tange
tangelo
tangence
tangency
tangent
tangent galvanometer
tangental
tangentally
tangential
tangentiality
tangentially
tangerine
tanghin
tanghinin
tangi
tangibility
tangible
tangible assets
tangibleness

WORDS THAT END LIKE TANGENTIAL POINT

access point
at knife-point
beside the point
boiling point
cut-off point
dew point
focal point
high point
melting point
out of joint
pick-up point
power point
price point
starting point
talking point
tipping point
to the point
try for a point
turning point
up to a point
vantage point

Synonyms and antonyms of tangential point in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tangential point» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TANGENTIAL POINT

Find out the translation of tangential point to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tangential point from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tangential point» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

切点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punto tangencial
570 millions of speakers

English

tangential point
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्पर्शरेखा बिंदु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نقطة عرضية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

касательной точка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ponto tangencial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্পর্শকাতর পয়েন্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

point de tangence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Titik tangen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tangentenpunkt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

接線方向のポイント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

접선 지점
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tangential point
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điểm tiếp tuyến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Tangential point
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पर्शिक बिंदू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Teğetsel nokta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

punto di tangenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

punkt styczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дотичній точка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

punct tangențial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εφαπτόμενο σημείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tangensiaal punt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tangentiell led
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tangential punkt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tangential point

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TANGENTIAL POINT»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tangential point

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QUOTES WITH «TANGENTIAL POINT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tangential point.
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Alfred Jarry
God is the tangential point between zero and infinity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TANGENTIAL POINT»

Discover the use of tangential point in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tangential point and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES (OCT 1-2, 1851)
... Curve K. 3000 feet, Straight to change of grade, to 16th mile post, to tangential point, Curve R. 3000 feet " " Straight to change of grade, to 17th mile post, to tangential point, Curve R. 8000 feet, " " Straight to change of grade, to 18th mile post, ...
‎1852
2
Spherical Astronomy
They depend on the choice of the tangential point A and its spherical coordinates . If the latter are assumed, the definition of the tangential coordinates is purely formal and unambiguous. In practice the assumed position of A will be in error, and ...
Robin Michael Green, 1985
3
Theory of Production
The factor point which gives product quantity x0 with a minimum of costs, will be tangential point F in the Figure (l0d.l). In the same way we can find the tangential points when the given product quantities are respectively x1, xz, etc. See the ...
R. Frisch, 1964
4
Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Motility Disorders
Lever arm and tangential point. The lever arm represents the distance from the centre of rotation of the eye to the point at which the extraocular muscle exerts its force. The force exerted by the muscle does not take place at its scleral insertion  ...
Alec M. Ansons, Helen Davis, 2013
5
Astrometry for Astrophysics: Methods, Models, and Applications
If the tangential point (a0, 80) and celestial coordinates (a, 8) of an object are known, then its tangential coordinates (5, 17) can be calculated. Likewise, Eq. ( 19.6) can be inverted to yield Eq. (19.7) and then solve for the celestial coordinates of ...
William F. van Altena, 2012
6
Advances in Geometric Modeling and Processing: 5th ...
there is a neighbor b t such that b−b t is (approximately) normal to the surface normal and U. We call this point the tangential point. The tangential point bt of b is computed as follows. First, the normal n(b) at b is estimated by the weighted mean ...
Falai Chen, Bert Jüttler, 2008
7
States of Consciousness: Models for Psychology and Psychotherapy
Locally, that is in the neighborhood of a tangential point, an operation of projection, which projects points of the tangential plane on the manifold, can be defined. In this case it can be done in such a way that there exists also an inverse  ...
Andrzej Kokoszka, 2007
8
Machine Tool Vibrations and Cutting Dynamics
The tangential point xm on the boundary 9Q,y is depicted by a large circular symbol. This tangential flow is also termed a grazing flow. Theorem 2.8. For a discontinuous dynamical system in (2.1), there is a point x{tm) = xm e <9Q,y at time tm ...
Brandon C. Gegg, C. Steve Suh, Albert C. J. Luo, 2011
9
New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere ...
horizontal, the occultation point xoc. By reducing the horizontally extended occulta- tion event to a single point xoc, the tangential point drift is neglected. Furthermore, the choice of xoc introduces a certain indefiniteness to the forward model.
Andrea Steiner, Barbara Pirscher, Ulrich Foelsche, 2009
10
Geomechanics and Geotechnics of Particulate Media: ...
viscous damping parameter fj. , in s-N/m) are tangential and a tangential point- slider replaces the point-divider. The point-slider simulates plastic sliding at the point, with a point-shear strength (in N) associated with the given point-normal force ...
Masayuki Hyodo, Hidekazu Murata, Yukio Nakata, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TANGENTIAL POINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tangential point is used in the context of the following news items.
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PRCA chief: If Cannes is an indicator, the future belongs to PR
It conjures images of rosé wine; helicopters from Nice; yachts; topless sunbathing; and random celebs making tangential points about the merits of their clients' ... «PR Week, Jul 15»
2
2 Career-Limiting Mistakes Lawyers Make During Meetings
... taking up the time of a half-dozen very senior people on tangential points. You and I are just advisors at a meeting like this; we help the decision-makers act. «Above the Law, Jul 15»
3
A Victory for Lethal Injection
... (as opposed to some tangential point). And it harkens back to Justice Blackmun's famous “machinery of death” denunciation of capital punishment in Callins v. «The Marshall Project, Jun 15»
4
Free Speech and Ivory Towers
In the transcript of the recording, the student comes off as abrasive and arrogant and somewhat obsessed with a fairly tangential point that tripped his personal ... «Bloomberg View, Feb 15»
5
Full Pundit: The 2015 federal election — 'What's government for?'
You should have mentioned [insert tangential point/personal pet peeve]! And with some honourable exceptions, we're sorry to say these correspondents tend to ... «National Post, Jan 15»
6
Two degrees: The history of climate change's 'speed limit'
It was a tangential point in the papers. But this, say Carlo and Julia Jaeger from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, who have researched the ... «Carbon Brief, Dec 14»
7
Video: ABC uses Westboro Baptist protests to illustrate story about …
Two tangential points this afternoon. One: Some conservatives on Twitter are asking Mozilla and OK Cupid (the dating site that protested Eich's promotion by ... «Hot Air, Apr 14»
8
Déjà Vu All Over Again: Notes on Jonathan Schell's Review of 'Kill …
... massive bombing throughout South Vietnam. It's a tangential point, but it does set up the clouded historical perspective Schell applies throughout this review. «ThisCantBeHappening!, Jan 13»
9
Manny Pacquiao's Same-Sex Marriage Stance And The Media's …
... but rather was a weirdly written tangential point by the author. Oh, there were quotes about "putting God's law before that of man" and a kind of weird reference ... «Bloody Elbow, May 12»
10
More on Air Pollution: A Sliding Scale Over Time
A semi-tangential point I wanted to make about the previous post: progress, in terms of air pollution, can be difficult to measure. Once upon a time, as I pointed ... «Chicagomag.com, Feb 12»

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