contingence
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contingentia, from contingēns, present passive participle of contingō (“I make contact with, I am touching”).
Noun
contingence (countable and uncountable, plural contingences)
- (geometry) Contact; touching.
- Contingency.
Derived terms
- angle of contingence
- line of contingence
Translations
touching
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contingency — see contingency
References
- “contingence”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.
French
Etymology
From Latin contingentia.
Pronunciation
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Noun
contingence f (plural contingences)
- contingence (all senses)
- (in the plural) contingencies
Related terms
- contingent
Further reading
- “contingence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.