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tangent
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural tangents
plural tangents
Learner's definition of TANGENT
[count] geometry
: a line that touches a sphere or circle at only one point切线
go off on a tangent
(US) or British go off at a tangent : to start talking about something that is only slightly or indirectly related to the original subject开始离题
- She went off on a tangent about what happened to her last summer.她开始离题谈起了去年夏天她所遭遇的一切。
2
a
: the trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the ratio between the leg opposite to the angle when it is considered part of a right triangle and the leg adjacent
b
: a trigonometric function that is equal to the sine divided by the cosine for all real numbers θ for which the cosine is not equal to zero and is exactly equal to the tangent of an angle of measure θ in radians
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun in the middle of her description of her dog's symptoms, she went off on a tangent about its cute behavior
Recent Examples on the Web
Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022 The early episodes can be awkward, with a tangent into naval warfare and a notable lack of breakout supporting characters. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 While giving a speech at the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards, Pratt famously went on a prolonged tangent about God, Jesus, and the power of prayer. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 June 2022 Your pocket calculator does something similar—usually a combination of a look-up table and an approximation of a type to get you that value of tangent (34 degrees). Rhett Allain, Wired, 14 Mar. 2022 Trump began his tangent by talking about Rihanna’s recent pregnancy photos. Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2022 Monáe brings a carefree spirit to thoughtful conversation — happy to veer off on a tangent, deeply enmeshed in the issues raised by her high-concept work. Justin J Wee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022 Trump then went on a nonsensical tangent that even the Easter Bunny didn’t understand. Ilana Kaplan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2022 After going off on a tangent about comedian D.L. Hughley, West ended his Instagram activity Sunday by circling back to the TikTok issue. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2022 Anatola Araba, ELLE, 1 Sep. 2022 An early tangent veers into naval warfare, with various forces fighting for crucial shipping lanes. Darren Franich, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Austin’s former president then went on a tangent talking about Reese’s eggs, Cap’n Crunch and berries. Frank Pallotta, CNN, 17 Apr. 2022 Remember, varieties can live within varieties, the way the non-tangent intersection of a line and a circle creates a subvariety of two points. Quanta Magazine, 3 Feb. 2022 The team named their kernel the neural tangent kernel, based on some of its geometric properties. Quanta Magazine, 11 Oct. 2021 As the destination reveals, the path time is 3.5038, slightly better than that of the arc-tangent strategy. Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2021 Friedman, meanwhile—after a long, bizarre tangent imagining a Taxi Driver monologue devoted to the importance of voting, rather than vigilantism—scolds Democrats for embracing radical language on police reform. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 24 June 2021 Jason Braglia, New Lenox Community Park District’s deputy director of recreation, said officials were unsure when large gatherings would be allowed, as well as what tangent COVID-19 cases might take in the coming months. Robert Mccoppin, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2021 See More
Noun
His tangent was met by appreciative hoots in all corners of the club. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022 The early episodes can be awkward, with a tangent into naval warfare and a notable lack of breakout supporting characters. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 While giving a speech at the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards, Pratt famously went on a prolonged tangent about God, Jesus, and the power of prayer. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 June 2022 Your pocket calculator does something similar—usually a combination of a look-up table and an approximation of a type to get you that value of tangent (34 degrees). Rhett Allain, Wired, 14 Mar. 2022 Trump began his tangent by talking about Rihanna’s recent pregnancy photos. Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2022 Monáe brings a carefree spirit to thoughtful conversation — happy to veer off on a tangent, deeply enmeshed in the issues raised by her high-concept work. Justin J Wee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022 Trump then went on a nonsensical tangent that even the Easter Bunny didn’t understand. Ilana Kaplan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2022 After going off on a tangent about comedian D.L. Hughley, West ended his Instagram activity Sunday by circling back to the TikTok issue. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2022 Adjective
This imaginary friend guides him through the tangent universe, encourages him to commit a series of crimes, and ends up triggering a chain of supernatural events. Anatola Araba, ELLE, 1 Sep. 2022 An early tangent veers into naval warfare, with various forces fighting for crucial shipping lanes. Darren Franich, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Austin’s former president then went on a tangent talking about Reese’s eggs, Cap’n Crunch and berries. Frank Pallotta, CNN, 17 Apr. 2022 Remember, varieties can live within varieties, the way the non-tangent intersection of a line and a circle creates a subvariety of two points. Quanta Magazine, 3 Feb. 2022 The team named their kernel the neural tangent kernel, based on some of its geometric properties. Quanta Magazine, 11 Oct. 2021 As the destination reveals, the path time is 3.5038, slightly better than that of the arc-tangent strategy. Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2021 Friedman, meanwhile—after a long, bizarre tangent imagining a Taxi Driver monologue devoted to the importance of voting, rather than vigilantism—scolds Democrats for embracing radical language on police reform. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 24 June 2021 Jason Braglia, New Lenox Community Park District’s deputy director of recreation, said officials were unsure when large gatherings would be allowed, as well as what tangent COVID-19 cases might take in the coming months. Robert Mccoppin, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
New Latin tangent-, tangens, from linea tangens tangent line
Adjective
Latin tangent-, tangens, present participle of tangere to touch; perhaps akin to Old English thaccian to touch gently, stroke
First Known Use
Noun
1594, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
Adjective
1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of tangent was in 1594 Phrases Containing tangent
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