The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word TANGENT LINES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Figures that are straight approximations of curves, in geometry crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TANGENT LINES | 100 % | 13 |
Why may TANGENT-LINES be the right solution?
The answer "TANGENT LINES" fits the clue because in geometry, tangent lines are straight lines that touch a curve at a single point without crossing through it. This makes them straight approximations of curves.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Figures that are straight approximations of curves, in geometry
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- method
- geometric
- square
- chord
- project
- projected
- projecting
- projects
- linkage
- diagonal
- normal
- ray
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