HyperDic: tangent

English > 2 senses of the word tangent:
NOUNshapetangenta straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
relationtangent, tanratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
tangent > pronunciation
Soundstae'njhahnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
English > tangent: 2 senses > noun 1, shape
MeaningA straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point.
Broaderstraight lineA line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction
Spanishtangente
Catalantangent
Adjectivestangentialof or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent
Nounstangencythe state of being tangent
English > tangent: 2 senses > noun 2, relation
MeaningRatio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle.
Synonymtan
Broadertrigonometric function, circular functionfunction of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
Spanishtangente
Catalantangent
Adjectivestangentialof or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent

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