tangent


Definition: Meaning of, tangent in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtan(d)ʒ(ə)nt /

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tangent tangents
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  1. go off at a tangent British English , go off on a tangent American English informal 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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  2. technical a straight line that touches the outside of a curve but does not cut across it
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tangent used in phrases

  • inverse tangent (noun)
    1. the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number
  • tangent plane (noun)
    1. the plane that contains all the lines tangent to a specific point on a surface
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