tangential curve
1Tangential angle — In geometry, the tangential angle of a curve in the Cartesian plane, at a specific point, is the angle between the tangent line to the curve at the given point and the x axis. More specifically, if a curve is given parametrically by (x(t), y(t))… …
2Tangential and normal components — Illustration of tangential and normal components of a vector to a surface. In mathematics, given a vector at a point on a curve, that vector can be decomposed uniquely as a sum of two vectors, one tangent to the curve, called the tangential… …
3Tangential developable — In the mathematical study of the differential geometry of surfaces, a tangential developable is a particular kind of developable surface obtained from a curve in Euclidean space as the surface swept out by the tangent lines to the curve. Such a… …
4tangential — [[t]tænʤe̱nʃ(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as tangential, you mean that it has only a slight or indirect connection with the thing you are concerned with, and is therefore not worth considering seriously. [FORMAL] Too much time …
5Dual curve — Curves, dual to each other; see below for properties. In projective geometry, a dual curve of a given plane curve C is a curve in the dual projective plane consisting of the set of lines tangent to C. There is a map from a curve to its dual,… …
6Pedal curve — Geometric construction of the pedal of C with respect to P In the differential geometry of curves, a pedal curve is a curve derived by construction from a given curve (as is, for example, the involute). Let C be a given curve and P a fixed point… …
7External ballistics — is the part of the science of ballistics that deals with the behaviour of a non powered projectile in flight. External ballistics is frequently associated with firearms, and deals with the behaviour of the bullet after it exits the barrel and… …
8tangent — , tangential A tangent is a line, curve, or surface, touching but not intersecting another line, curve, or surface. Or, something is tangent or tangential when it makes contact with something else at a single point along its edge, touching… …
9Centripetal force — Not to be confused with Centrifugal force. Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law …
10Line coordinates — In geometry, line coordinates are used to specify the position of a line just as point coordinates (or simply coordinates) are used to specify the position of a point. Contents 1 Lines in the plane 2 Tangential equations 3 Tangential equation of… …
