Straight Line Resting On 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
	46%	8		Describes a curve traced by a fixed point on a straight line as the line rolls without slipping on another straight line
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	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

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	Clue	Source
1	Circle in a winner's circle New York Times - 20 Nov 2002	New York Times / 20 Nov 2002
2	Curves traced by a point on the circumference of a circle as the circle rolls around another fixed circle
3	Describes a curve traced by a fixed point on a straight line as the line rolls without slipping on another straight line
4	First in line? Last in line? First in line? In short, the end of the line The Guardian Cryptic - 27 Nov 2014	The Guardian Cryptic / 27 Nov 2014
5	From Latin for “spoke”, a straight line from a circle’s centre to its circumference; an arm of a sextant or a starfish; a bone parallel to the ulna; or, a vein of an insect’s wing Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 05 Aug 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 05 Aug 2023
6	Straight line across circle passing through its centre The Guardian Quick - 29 Oct 2008	The Guardian Quick / 29 Oct 2008
7	Thing located in the night sky by extending a line from circle F past circle G New York Times - 22 May 2018	New York Times / 22 May 2018

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