tangency
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing
Types & categories
- contact hypernym
Related & opposite
- tangent derivation
Sense 2 noun
(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
they forget to solder the contacts
Types & categories
- junction hypernym
- distributor point hyponym
- electrical contact hyponym
- p-n junction hyponym
- short circuit hyponym
- sound bow hyponym
- terminal hyponym
- tread hyponym
- wiper arm hyponym
Related & opposite
- electronics domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tangent |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | contact |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | electronics |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | junction |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | distributor point |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | electrical contact |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | p-n junction |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | short circuit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sound bow |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | terminal |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tread |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | wiper arm |