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noun
The plane passing through a given point which contains the tangent lines of all the curves on a surface passing through that same point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: differential geometry
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noun
the plane that contains all the lines tangent to a specific point on a surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: plane, sheet
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