Category:Definitions/Tangential Direction

This category contains definitions related to Tangential Direction.
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Let $\CC$ be a curve in space along which a particle $P$ may be imagined to be moving

The tangential direction of $P$ at a point on $\CC$ is the direction of travel of $P$ along a tangent to $\CC$ at that point.