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tangent

tan·gent

UK/ˈtæn.d͡ʒənt/ US/ˈtændʒʌnt/ rare

noun

1.

a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point

2.

ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

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Phrases

  • fly off at a tangent
  • go off at a tangent
  • go off on a tangent
  • hyperbolic tangent
  • inflectional tangent
  • inverse tangent
  • non sequitur
  • tangent bundle
  • tangent plane

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