Definition: Meaning of, tangent in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ˈtan(d)ʒ(ə)nt /
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go off at a tangentBritish English, go off on a tangentAmerican Englishinformal to suddenly start thinking or talking about a subject that is only slightly related, or not related at all, to the original subject
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technical a straight line that touches the outside of a curve but does not cut across it