tangente

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin tangēntem, an ellipsis of [līnea] tangēns, "touching line". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɑ̃.ʒɑ̃t/ === Noun === tangente f (plural tangentes) (trigonometry) tangent (trigonometric function) (geometry) tangent ==== Derived terms ==== prendre la tangente ==== See also ==== cosécante cosinus cotangente sécante sinus === Further reading === “tangente”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin tangentem, borrowed in the mathematical senses. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tanˈd͡ʒɛn.te/ Rhymes: -ɛnte Hyphenation: tan‧gèn‧te === Adjective === tangente m or f by sense (plural tangenti) tangent, tangential === Noun === tangente f (plural tangenti) (geometry, trigonometry) tangent (colloquial) cut, rake-off, kickback, bribe, backhander Synonyms: bustarella, mazzetta share, quota ==== Related terms ==== === Participle === tangente m or f by sense (plural tangenti) present participle of tangere == Latin == === Participle === tangente ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of tangēns == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin tangentem. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ẽti Hyphenation: tan‧gen‧te === Adjective === tangente m or f (plural tangentes) tangential (merely touching) (geometry) tangent === Noun === tangente f (plural tangentes) (trigonometry) tangent === Further reading === “tangente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tangente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin tangentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tanˈxente/ [t̪ãŋˈxẽn̪.t̪e] Rhymes: -ente Syllabification: tan‧gen‧te === Adjective === tangente m or f (masculine and feminine plural tangentes) (geometry) tangent === Noun === tangente f (plural tangentes) (trigonometry) tangent ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tangente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025