It is called a secant line
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a chord
The tangent line intersects the circumference of a circle at just one point.
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A straight line that intersects a circle in two places is a chord.If the chord passes through the centre of the circle that it becomes a diameter.
A straight line that intersects a circle's circumference at two points will create a chord of which the circle's diameter is its largest chord.