tangent

== English == === Etymology === 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”, verb), from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch”). Cognate with Old English þaccian (“to touch lightly, pat, stroke”). More at thack, thwack. === Pronunciation === enPR: tăn'jənt, IPA(key): /ˈtæn.d͡ʒənt/ Rhymes: -ændʒənt === Noun === tangent (plural tangents) (differential geometry) A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there. Synonym: tangent line (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. A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it. (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. (music) A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== tangential ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === tangent (not comparable) (geometry) Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point. Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic. Synonym: tangential (rail transport, of track) Straight; not horizontally curved. ==== Derived terms ==== tangently ==== Translations ==== === See also === cosine non sequitur sine trigonometry == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin tangentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [təɲˈʒe̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic) [təɲˈʒent] IPA(key): (Central) [təɲˈʒen] IPA(key): (Valencia) [taɲˈd͡ʒent] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [taɲˈʒen] === Noun === tangent f (plural tangents) (trigonometry) tangent ==== Derived terms ==== cotangent ==== Related terms ==== tangencial === Further reading === “tangent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Danish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin tangēns; cf. German Tangente. === Noun === tangent c (singular definite tangenten, plural indefinite tangenter) (geometry) tangent (music) key (e.g., on a piano) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== tangens tangerende tangere === References === “tangent” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin tangēns. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɑ̃.ʒɑ̃/ === Adjective === tangent (feminine tangente, masculine plural tangents, feminine plural tangentes) (mathematics) tangential borderline ==== Related terms ==== tangente === Further reading === “tangent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtaŋ.ɡɛnt] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtan̠ʲ.d͡ʒent] === Verb === tangent third-person plural future active indicative of tangō == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From German Tangente, Tangens, ultimately from Latin tangēns. === Noun === tangent m (definite singular tangenten, indefinite plural tangenter, definite plural tangentene) (geometry) tangent (music) key (e.g., on a piano) === References === “tangent” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From German Tangente, Tangens, ultimately from Latin tangēns. === Noun === tangent m (definite singular tangenten, indefinite plural tangentar, definite plural tangentane) (geometry) tangent (music) key (e.g., on a piano) === References === “tangent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tangent, Latin tangēns, tangentem. === Adjective === tangent m or n (feminine singular tangentă, masculine plural tangenți, feminine/neuter plural tangente) tangent ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin tangēns; cf. German Tangente. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tanˈjɛnt/, /tanˈɡɛnt/ === Noun === tangent c a key (on a typewriter, computer keyboard, piano, or the like) (mathematics) a tangent (mathematics, dated, only in the singular definite) tangent (trigonometric function) Synonyms: tangens, tan ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== tangentbord (“keyboard”) ==== Related terms ==== tangens tangera ==== See also ==== klaverinstrument === References === “tangent”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “tangent”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “tangent”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)