Tangent

//ˈtæn.d͡ʒənt//

Synonyms for "tangent" (81 found)

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Related words (40)

Noun(2 words)
tantangent line
Adjective(1 words)
tangential

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More general

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Related terms

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derived

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etymologically related_to

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Translations

114 translations across 47 languages.

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Afrikaans

4 entries
  • raaklyn noun (in trigonometry)
  • raaklyne noun (in trigonometry)
  • tangens noun (in trigonometry)
  • tangense noun (in trigonometry)

Arabic

2 entries
  • ظِلّ الزَّاوِيَة noun (in trigonometry)
  • مُمَاسّ noun (in geometry)

Armenian

2 entries
  • շոշափող noun (in geometry)
  • տանգենս noun (in trigonometry)

Asturian

3 entries
  • tanxente adj (in geometry)
  • tanxente noun (in geometry)
  • tanxente noun (in trigonometry)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • tangens noun (in trigonometry)
  • toxunan noun (in geometry)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • даты́чная noun (in geometry)
  • та́нгенс noun (in trigonometry)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • допирателен adj (in geometry)
  • тангенциален adj (in geometry)
  • допира́телна noun (in geometry)
  • отклонение noun (nearly unrelated topic)

Burmese

1 entries
  • တန်းဂျင့် noun (in trigonometry)

Catalan

4 entries
  • tangent adj (in geometry)
  • tangent noun (in geometry)
  • tangent noun (in trigonometry)
  • tangent noun (nearly unrelated topic)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • liras noun (in trigonometry)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 切線 /切线 noun (in geometry)
  • 正切 noun (in trigonometry)

Czech

2 entries
  • tangens noun (in trigonometry)
  • tečna noun (in geometry)

Danish

3 entries
  • sidespor noun (nearly unrelated topic)
  • tangens noun (in trigonometry)
  • tangent noun (in geometry)

Dutch

2 entries
  • raaklijn noun (in geometry)
  • tangens noun (in trigonometry)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • parentezaĵo noun (nearly unrelated topic)
  • tangento noun (in trigonometry)
  • tanĝanto noun (in geometry)

Estonian

1 entries
  • puutuja noun (in geometry)

Finnish

4 entries
  • harhapolku noun (nearly unrelated topic)
  • sivuaja noun (in geometry)
  • sivuraide noun (nearly unrelated topic)
  • tangentti noun (in geometry)

French

3 entries
  • tangente adj (in geometry)
  • tangente noun (in geometry)
  • tangente noun (in trigonometry)

Galician

3 entries
  • tanxente adj (in geometry)
  • tanxente noun (in geometry)
  • tanxente noun (in trigonometry)

German

3 entries
  • Nebensache noun (nearly unrelated topic)
  • Tangens noun (in trigonometry)
  • Tangente noun (in geometry)

Greek

2 entries
  • εφαπτομένη noun (in geometry)
  • εφαπτομένη noun (in trigonometry)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • טנגנס noun (in trigonometry)

Hindi

1 entries
  • स्पर्शरेखा noun (in geometry)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • tangens noun (in trigonometry)
  • érintő noun (in geometry)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • snertill noun (in geometry)
  • tangens noun (in trigonometry)

Italian

3 entries
  • tangente adj (in geometry)
  • tangente noun (in geometry)
  • tangente noun (in trigonometry)

Japanese

3 entries
  • タンジェント noun (in trigonometry)
  • 接線 noun (in geometry)
  • 正接 noun (in trigonometry)

Khmer

1 entries
  • តង់សង់ noun (in trigonometry)

Korean

2 entries
  • 접선 noun (in geometry)
  • 탄젠트 noun (in trigonometry)

Manx

2 entries
  • tanjent noun (in geometry)
  • tanjent noun (in trigonometry)

Māori

2 entries
  • pātapa noun (in geometry)
  • pātapa noun (in trigonometry)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • tangens noun (in trigonometry)
  • tangent noun (in geometry)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • tangens noun (in trigonometry)
  • tangent noun (in geometry)

Persian

3 entries
  • تانژانت noun (in trigonometry)
  • ظل noun (in trigonometry)
  • مماس noun (in geometry)

Polish

3 entries
  • punkt wspólny noun (nearly unrelated topic)
  • styczna noun (in geometry)
  • tangens noun (in trigonometry)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • tangente adj (in geometry)
  • tangente noun (in geometry)
  • tangente noun (in trigonometry)

Romanian

2 entries
  • tangentă noun (in geometry)
  • tangentă noun (in trigonometry)

Russian

4 entries
  • де́бри noun (nearly unrelated topic)
  • каки́е-то де́бри noun (nearly unrelated topic)
  • каса́тельная noun (in geometry)
  • не в ту степь noun (nearly unrelated topic)

Slovak

1 entries
  • dotyčnica noun (in geometry)

Spanish

3 entries
  • tangente adj (in geometry)
  • tangente noun (in geometry)
  • tangente noun (in trigonometry)

Swedish

2 entries
  • tangens noun (in trigonometry)
  • tangent noun (in geometry)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • dikit noun (in geometry)
  • tanway noun (in trigonometry)

Telugu

1 entries
  • తిర్యగ్రేఖ noun (in geometry)

Thai

2 entries
  • เส้นสัมผัส noun (in geometry)
  • แทนเจนต์ noun (in trigonometry)

Turkish

2 entries
  • tanjant noun (in trigonometry)
  • teğet noun (in geometry)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • доти́чна noun (in geometry)
  • та́нгенс noun (in trigonometry)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • tang noun (in trigonometry)
  • tiếp tuyến noun (in geometry)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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"Eh? Is the tangent cosine divided by sine?" "Other way round!"

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Tom went off on a tangent.

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The line s is tangent to the circumference described.

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Stop me if I go off on a tangent.

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