tangent

English Thesaurus

1. ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle (noun.linkdef)

hypernym	:	circular function, trigonometric function,
definition	:	function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle (noun.linkdef)

2. a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point (noun.shape)

hypernym	:	straight line,
definition	:	a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature (noun.shape)

3. ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle (noun.linkdef)

derivation	:	tangential,
definition	:	of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent (adj.pert)

4. a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point (noun.shape)

derivation	:	tangency,
definition	:	the state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing (noun.state)

derivation	:	tangential,
definition	:	of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent (adj.pert)

5. ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle (noun.linkdef)

derivation	:	tangential,
definition	:	of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent (adj.pert)

6. a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point (noun.shape)

derivation	:	tangency,
definition	:	the state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing (noun.state)

derivation	:	tangential,
definition	:	of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent (adj.pert)