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Definition of contingence in English English dictionary
- Contingency
- line of contingence: a tangent; a contingent line; a tangent line
- angle of contingence: the infinitesimally small angle between the circumference of a circle and its tangent at the point of contact, or the angle between two tangents to a curve at consecutive points
- contact; touching
- The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; the act or power of refraining from indulgence of the sexual appetite, esp
- from unlawful indulgence; sometimes, moderation in sexu
- The act or process of framing together, or uniting, as beams in a fabric
- Contiguous; touching
- The state of being contiguous; intimate association; nearness; proximity
- Self-restraint; self-command
- In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining
- A framework or fabric, as of beams
- a possible event or occurrence or result
- {i} possibility, chance
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