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Uncommontangent
The correct spelling is tangent.
How to pronounce tangent
noun
IPA: /ˈtæn.dʒənt/
Say it like: Tan-jen-t
The correct spelling is tangent. A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there. For example: "I believe we went off onto a tangent when we started talking about monkeys on unicycles at his retirement party."
Usage Examples
“I believe we went off onto a tangent when we started talking about monkeys on unicycles at his retirement party.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.
- 2.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.
- 3.A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it.
- 4.A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound.
adjective
- 1.Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point.
- 2.Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic.
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