Australian English Meaning of tangent
tangent
Other Australian English words related to tangent
Nearest Words of tangent
Definitions and Meaning of tangent in English
tangent (n)
a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
tangent (v. t.)
A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the point of tangency and a given line, the given line being, for example, the axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle produced. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.
tangent (a.)
Touching; touching at a single point
meeting a curve or surface at a point and having at that point the same direction as the curve or surface; -- said of a straight line, curve, or surface; as, a line tangent to a curve; a curve tangent to a surface; tangent surfaces.
FAQs About the word tangent
tangent
a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point, ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side o
incidental,irrelevant,peripheral,tangential,extraneous,immaterial,impertinent,inapplicable,Insignificant,insignificant
applicable,important,material,pertinent,Pointed,relative,relevant,significant,apposite,appropriate
tangency => tangency, tangence => tangent, tangelo tree => Tangelo tree, tangelo => Tangelo, tanged => barbed,
