bitangent

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noun

A line that is tangent to a curve at two points

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Meanings

nounbitangent (plural bitangents)

plural bitangents

  1. geometryA line that is tangent to a curve at two points

Origin

From bi- + tangent.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

battening
Cite this entry
APA

bitangent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitangent

MLA

“bitangent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitangent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bitangent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitangent.

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