Tangents

noun

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounA straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.

2.nounA 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.nounA 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.nounA small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound.

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