subtangent

sub·tan·gent

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suhb-tan-juh nt]
- /sʌbˈtæn dʒənt/
- /sˈʌbtandʒənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhb-tan-juh nt]
- /sʌbˈtæn dʒənt/

Definitions of subtangent word

noun subtangent the part of the x-axis cut off between the ordinate of a given point of a curve and the tangent at that point. 1
noun subtangent a segment of the x-axis lying between the x-coordinate of the point at which a tangent is drawn to a curve and the intercept of the tangent with the axis 0
noun subtangent the segment of the x-axis included between the ordinate of a given point on a curve and the tangent at that point 0

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Origin of subtangent

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1705-15; sub- + tangent

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Parts of speech for Subtangent

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Subtangent

subtangent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

subtangent usage trend in Literature

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