切向

tangent direction

to cut / to slice / tangent (math)

definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / close to / eager / to correspond to / see also 反切[fan3 qie4]

surname Xiang

towards / to face / to turn towards / direction / to support / to side with / shortly before / formerly / always / all along / (suffix) suitable for ... / oriented to ...

to tend toward / to guide / variant of 向[xiang4]

variant of 向[xiang4] / direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly

to put money above everything else

tangential force

tangential velocity

tangent vector

unit tangent vector (math.)