Line Touching Curve Crossword Clue

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	99%	7		Exact Match!
	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
	48%	10		This type of curve is an example of a roulette curve, which means it is generated by the motion of a point on a curve as it rolls without slipping on another curve.
	noun • the curve resulting from the orthogonal projection of a fixed point on the tangent lines of a given curve.
	41%	7		Point on a curve where the tangent line is parallel to the line connecting the curve's endpoints.
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	Clue	Source
1	Line touching a curve The Guardian Quick - 14 Jul 2006	The Guardian Quick / 14 Jul 2006
2	Line touching curve at one point The Guardian Quick - 04 Nov 2005	The Guardian Quick / 04 Nov 2005
3	Point on a curve where the tangent line is parallel to the line connecting the curve's endpoints.
4	Straight line just touching a curve The Guardian Quick - 28 Jan 2019	The Guardian Quick / 28 Jan 2019
5	Straight line touching a curve The Guardian Quick - 03 Jun 2004	The Guardian Quick / 03 Jun 2004
6	Straight line just touching a curve The Guardian Quick - 06 Jul 2016	The Guardian Quick / 06 Jul 2016
7	This type of curve is an example of a roulette curve, which means it is generated by the motion of a point on a curve as it rolls without slipping on another curve.

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