Bitangent

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:09:15

Bi*tan"gent (?), a. [Pref. bi- + tangent.] Geom.

Possessing the property of touching at two points.

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n.

A line that touches a curve in two points.

 

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