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breaker point vs tangency

tangency vs breaker point

breaker point and tangency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
breaker point Yes No No No
tangency Yes No No No
As nouns, tangency is a hypernym of breaker point; that is, tangency is a word with a broader meaning than breaker point:
  • breaker point: a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
  • tangency: (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
Other hypernyms of breaker point include contact.
breaker point (noun) tangency (noun)
a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
the state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing
Difference between breaker point and tangency

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