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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
tangent
n 1: a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved
surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
2: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled
triangle [syn: tangent, tan]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Tangent \Tan"gent\, a. [L. tangens, -entis, p. pr.]
Touching; touching at a single point; specifically (Geom.)
meeting a curve or surface at a point and having at that
point the same direction as the curve or surface; -- said of
a straight line, curve, or surface; as, a line tangent to a
curve; a curve tangent to a surface; tangent surfaces.
[1913 Webster]
Tangent plane (Geom.), a plane which touches a surface in a
point or line.
Tangent scale (Gun.), a kind of breech sight for a cannon.
Tangent screw (Mach.), an endless screw; a worm.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Tangent \Tan"gent\, n. [L. tangens, -entis, p. pr. of tangere to
touch; akin to Gr. ? having seized: cf. F. tangente. Cf.
Attain, Contaminate, Contingent, Entire, Tact,
Taste, Tax, v. t.] (Geom.)
A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion
of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the
point of tangency and a given line, the given line being, for
example, the axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle
produced. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.
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Artificial tangent, or Logarithmic tangent, the logarithm
of the natural tangent of an arc.
Natural tangent, a decimal expressing the length of the
tangent of an arc, the radius being reckoned unity.
Tangent galvanometer (Elec.), a form of galvanometer having
a circular coil and a short needle, in which the tangent
of the angle of deflection of the needle is proportional
to the strength of the current.
Tangent of an angle, the natural tangent of the arc
subtending or measuring the angle.
Tangent of an arc, a right line, as ta, touching the arc of
a circle at one extremity a, and terminated by a line ct,
passing from the center through the other extremity o.
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4. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Tangent, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
Population (2000): 933
Housing Units (2000): 366
Land area (2000): 3.778661 sq. miles (9.786686 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.778661 sq. miles (9.786686 sq. km)
FIPS code: 72600
Located within: Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location: 44.550063 N, 123.109110 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 97389
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Tangent, OR
Tangent
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Thesaurus Results for Tangent:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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