切向

qiēxiàng
tangent direction

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 切 qiē
  1. to cut; to slice; to carve
  2. (math) tangential
=2 向 xiàng
  1. towards
  2. to face
  3. to turn towards
  4. direction
  5. to support
  6. to side with
  7. shortly before
  8. formerly
  9. always
  10. all along
  11. (suffix) suitable for ...
  12. oriented to ...
=2 向 xiàng
  1. to tend toward
  2. to guide
  3. variant of 向 xiàng
=2 向 xiàng
  1. variant of 向 xiàng
  2. direction
  3. orientation
  4. to face
  5. to turn toward
  6. to
  7. towards
  8. shortly before
  9. formerly