Associations to the word «Tangency»

Wiktionary

TANGENCY, noun. The state of being tangent; an instance of (something) being tangent.

Dictionary definition

TANGENCY, noun. The state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing.
TANGENCY, noun. (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin