English to English
tangent
('t/&/n/dZ//@/nt
)
adjective (a)
- Touching; touching at a single point(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point(noun.shape)source: wordnet30
- ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle(noun.linkdef)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913