noun🔗ShareTangenteA straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there."The tangent to the graph of the student's test scores showed a sharp increase after the tutoring sessions. "La tangente al gráfico de las calificaciones del estudiante mostró un aumento brusco después de las sesiones de tutoría.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTangenteA function of an angle that gives the ratio of the sine to the cosine, in either the real or complex numbers. Symbols: tan, tg."The math problem asked for the tangent of 30 degrees. "El problema de matemáticas pedía la tangente de 30 grados.mathfunctionnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTangente, digresiónA topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it."I believe we went off onto a tangent when we started talking about monkeys on unicycles at his retirement party."Creo que nos fuimos por la tangente cuando empezamos a hablar de monos en monociclos en su fiesta de jubilación.communicationlanguagepointwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTangenteA small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound."The clavichord's delicate tangent struck the strings, producing a soft, tinkling sound. "La delicada tangente del clavicordio golpeó las cuerdas, produciendo un sonido suave y tintineante.musicmachinedevicesounditemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTangenteTouching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point."The carpenter used a tangent line to measure the curve of the wooden arch before cutting it. "El carpintero usó una línea tangente para medir la curva del arco de madera antes de cortarlo.mathtechnicalsciencepointChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTangencial, irrelevanteOf a topic, only loosely related to a main topic."The teacher's lecture on the history of the Roman Empire had a tangent about the importance of good sanitation in ancient cities. "La conferencia del profesor sobre la historia del Imperio Romano tuvo una tangente sobre la importancia de la buena higiene en las ciudades antiguas.languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
