Line Touching A Circle Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point • ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
	38%	11		Curves traced by a point on the circumference of a circle as the circle rolls around another fixed circle
	noun • a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle
	33%	11		A sound produced with both the tongue touching the back of the upper teeth and the lower lip touching the upper teeth.
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