tangent

noun · adjectiveB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

tangents

1.
(differential geometry) A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.
Đồng nghĩa: tangent line
2.
(mathematics) 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.
I believe we went off onto a tangent when we started talking about monkeys on unicycles at his retirement party.
4.
(art) A visual interaction between two or more lines or edges that creates a perceived relationship between them, often in a way that the artist did not intend.
5.
(music) A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound.

Tính từ

adjective

1.
(not comparable)(geometry) Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point.
2.
(not comparable)Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic.
Đồng nghĩa: tangential
3.
(not comparable)(rail transport, of track) Straight; not horizontally curved.
The collision occurred on a two-mile stretch of tangent track.

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Đồng nghĩa

tangent linetangential

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro Borrowed from Latin tangentem, the accusative of tangēns (touching) (in the phrase līnea tangēns (a touching line)), the present participle of the verb tangō (touch), from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (to touch).