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- [tan-juh nt]
- /ˈtæn dʒənt/
- /ˈtæn.dʒənt/
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- [tan-juh nt]
- /ˈtæn dʒənt/
Definitions of tangent word
- adjective tangent in immediate physical contact; touching. 1
- adjective tangent Geometry. touching at a single point, as a tangent in relation to a curve or surface. in contact along a single line or element, as a plane with a cylinder. 1
- adjective tangent tangential (def 3). 1
- noun tangent Geometry. a line or a plane that touches a curve or a surface at a point so that it is closer to the curve in the vicinity of the point than any other line or plane drawn through the point. 1
- noun tangent Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given angle to the side adjacent to the angle. Also called tan. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the abscissa of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: tg, tgn. (originally) a straight line perpendicular to the radius of a circle at one end of an arc and extending from this point to the produced radius which cuts off the arc at its other end. 1
- noun tangent the upright metal blade, fastened on the inner end of a clavichord key, that rises and strikes the string when the outer end of the key is depressed. 1
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Origin of tangent
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-90; < Latin tangent- (stem of tangēns, present participle of tangere to touch) in phrase līnea tangēns touching line; see -ent
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Parts of speech for Tangent
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tangent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tangent
noun tangent
- apostrophe — An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.
- aside — If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.
- blank wall — an impassable barricade or obstacle; a situation in which further progress is impossible: Attempts to get information by questioning the neighbors ran into a blank wall.
- blind alley — If you describe a situation as a blind alley, you mean that progress is not possible or that the situation can have no useful results.
- deflection — The deflection of something means making it change direction.
adj tangent
- deviating — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- heteroclite — irregular or abnormal; anomalous.
adjective tangent
- aberrative — Descriptive of an object or measurement that has deviated or been knocked, momentarily and sharply, from the more dominant, normal or expected course or trajectory to which it either has or is expected to return in the longer term.
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