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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'tangent' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions tangent noun  (geometry) A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there. (trigonometry) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite the angle to the length of the side adjacent to the angle. Symbol: tan <!--This definition equivalent to the one above; it does not define a new sense of the word (mathematics) The ratio of the sine to the cosine, in either the real or complex numbers.--> A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it. I believe we went off onto a when we started talking about unicycles. A small metal blade by which a clavichord produces sound. Translations:  Dutch: tangens French: tangente German: Tangens (trans-mid) Spanish: tangente (trans-bottom) (trans-top, nearly unrelated topic) adjective  (geometry) Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point. Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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