tangent plane

English

Noun

tangent plane (plural tangent planes)

1. (differential geometry) The plane passing through a given point which contains the tangent lines of all the curves on a surface passing through that same point.

Translations

differential geometry

• Dutch: raakvlak n
• Finnish: tangenttitaso
• French: plan tangent m
• German: Tangentialebene f
• Hungarian: érintő sík
• Italian: piano tangente m
• Polish: płaszczyzna styczna f
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: plano tangente m