tangent plane

English

Noun

tangent plane (plural tangent planes)

1. (differential geometry) Given a point P on a surface M, the tangent plane of M at point P, denoted by T_P(M), is the plane passing through P which contains the tangent lines of all the curves on M passing through P.

Translations

differential geometry

• Finnish: tangenttitaso
• Hungarian: érintő sík
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: 35 (es)