noun Download 🔗Share A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there. Examples : "Imagine drawing a straight line on a soccer ball; the line would be one of many tangents to the ball's curved surface. " math technical point Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A function of an angle that gives the ratio of the sine to the cosine, in either the real or complex numbers. Symbols: tan, tg. Examples : "In trigonometry class, we learned that tangents relate angles to the ratios of sides in right triangles. " math function Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it. Examples : "I believe we went off onto a tangent when we started talking about monkeys on unicycles at his retirement party." communication language writing point word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound. Examples : "The clavichord player carefully adjusted the tangents to ensure each note rang clearly. " music part device machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
