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-
jen-ch
l/ adjective - tan·gen·tial·ly
/-jench-(-)l
/ adverb
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