·add. ·- A tension spoke of a bicycle or similar wheel, secured tangentially to the hub.
·- imp. of Speak. II. Spoke ·noun A rung, or round, of a ladder. III. Spoke ·- of <<Speak>>. IV. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·adj Touching; touching at a single point. II. Tangent ·adj meeting a curve or surface at a point a...
A right line raised perpendicularly on the extremity of a radius, touching the circle without cuttin...
The Sailor's Word-Book
That useful instrument similar to the carpenter's drawing-knife, for smoothing rounds or hollows. ...
·add. ·- A wheel with tangent spokes. II. Tangent wheel ·add. ·- A worm or worm wheel; a tangent sc...
The accurate touch of the edge of a celestial body to the horizon. ...
Fitted to the breech of a gun for admeasuring its elevation; it is a sliding pillar marked with degr...
A screw acting tangentially to a circle, by means of which a slow motion may be given to the vernier...
Going in a hurry, or in a testy humour. ...