tangent

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtændʒənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtændʒənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tan′jənt)

  • WordReference
  • Collins
  • WR Reverse (7)
  • Definition
  • Synonyms

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
tangent n (line touching a curve)tangente nf
 The students calculated the angle of the tangent.
tangent to [sth] adj + prep (line: touching a curve)tangente nf
 Line B is tangent to Line A.
tangent n (trigonometry: function)tangente nf
 The professor told the students to calculate the tangent.
tangent n figurative (digression, [sth] off-topic)digresión nf
  (figurado)irse por las ramas loc verb
 Professor Davison's tangents about politics are legendary.
 Las tangentes sobre política del profesor Davidson son legendarias.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
at a tangent adv (line, curve: touching) (matemática)que se toca loc adj
  que se intersecta loc adj
at a tangent to [sth] expr (line: touching a curve)a prep
go off on a tangent,
also UK: go off at a tangent v expr		 figurative (digress, change subject)irse por las ramas loc verb
inverse tangent,
arc tangent n		 (inverse tangent function)arcotangente nf
meet at a tangent v expr (line, curve: touch) (matemática)tocar⇒ vtr
  intersectar⇒ vtr
tangent bundle n (geometry)fibrado tangente loc nom m
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'tangent' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
aside - cotangent - inverse tangent - tan - tangency - tangential - touch
Spanish:
irse por las ramas - irse por los cerros de Úbeda - no andarse por las ramas - salirse por la tangente - tangente


Forum discussions with the word(s) "tangent" in the title:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.
See Google Translate's machine translation of 'tangent'.

In other languages: French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Infórmanos de los anuncios inapropiados.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.