One entry found for tangent.
Main Entry: 2tangent
Function: noun
1 : a trigonometric function that for an acute angle in a right triangle is the ratio of the side opposite the angle to the side next to it
2 : a line that is tangent
3 : a sudden change of course <the speaker went off on a tangent>
- tan·gen·tial /tan-primarystressjen-chschwal/ adjective
- tan·gen·tial·ly /-primarystressjench-(schwa-)lemacron/ adverb


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