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tangency

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tan⋅gen⋅cy

[tan-juhn-see]
–noun
the state of being tangent.

Origin:
1810–20; tang(ent) + -ency
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tan·gen·cy   (tān'jən-sē)   
n.  The condition of being tangent.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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