tangent
noun#39,732
Translations
- 接線せっせん
- 誘電正接ゆうでんせいせつ
- 接平面せつへいめん
- 共通接線きょうつうせっせん
English definition
- a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
Examples
- "Eh? Is the tangent cosine divided by sine?" "Other way round!"
- Tom went off on a tangent.