Dutch Meaning of tangent
tangens
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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.
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tangens
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
incidenteel,irrelevant,perifeer,tangentiaal,overbodig,immaterieel,impertinent,niet van toepassing,Onbeduidend,onbeduidend
toepasselijk,belangrijk,materiaal,pertinent,Wijzend,relatief,relevant,belangrijk,toepasselijk,passend
tangency => raaklijn, tangence => raaklijn, tangelo tree => Tangelo, tangelo => Tangelo, tanged => getand,
