Line Touching Circumference 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
	39%	9		Circumference or outer circumference
	noun • the outside boundary or surface of something
	36%	8		Touching the circumference of a circle at two points
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The Guardian Quick21 Dec 2009	Down 5
The Guardian Quick09 May 2005	Down 6
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