粵

切cit3線sin3

simp切线
cit3 sin3qiē xiàn

English

  1. tangent line (geometry)
  2. (mathematics) tangent line
  3. (of vehicles) to cut into another lane; to rapidly change lanes on a multi-lane road and sometimes adversely affecting other drivers as a result

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. (數學術語)喺曲線上某一點,啱啱掂 (dim3) 到嗰點嘅直線
  2. 行車嘅時候穿換行車線

Examples

  • 有雙白線代表唔可以切線。

    White double line means you cannot cut across it.

  • 圓形半徑同切點上嘅切線互相垂直。

    The radius of a circle to the point of tangency is perpendicular to the tangent line.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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