tangent plane

NOUN
13 LETTERS · STARTS WITH T

tangent plane is a valid 13-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1A1N1G2E1N1T1P3L1A1N1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING

What does tangent plane mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The plane that contains all the lines tangent to a specific point on a surface.

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