What is another word for tangent?
208 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ tˈand͡ʒənt], [ tˈandʒənt], [ t_ˈa_n_dʒ_ə_n_t]
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Similar words for tangent:
- deviating (adjective)
- divergent (adjective)
- touching (adjective)
- aside (noun)
- blind alley (noun)
- excursus (noun)
- grade (noun)
- irrelevancy (noun)
- linkdef (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- tack (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Tangent:
adj.
• deviating (adjective) • divergent (adjective) • touching (adjective)n.
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- digression,
- deviation,
- oblique,
- degree,
- divergence,
- obtuse,
- perpendicular,
- cosine,
- excursion,
- cos,
- approach,
- divergency,
- orthogonal,
- median,
- minute,
- cotangent.
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- touching.
- Obliquities,
- straight line,
- interpolation,
- irrelevancy,
- discursions,
- grades,
- deflections,
- parenthesis,
- Discursion,
- tangents,
- interposition,
- aside,
- blind alley,
- inclined plane,
- zigzags,
- point of sail,
- trigonometric function,
- tack,
- ramp,
- excursus,
- oblique course,
- grade,
- circular function,
- throwaways,
- obliquity,
- throwaway,
- deflection,
- interpolations.
Other synonyms:
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- divagation,
- adjacent.
- grazing,
- run riot,
- confluence,
- fly off,
- focus,
- waddle,
- focalization,
- argument,
- conterminous,
- formula,
- beeline,
- crossing,
- concentration,
- spokes,
- go off,
- shortcut,
- converging,
- radial,
- lose one's cool,
- borderer,
- neighbour,
- rambling,
- spread,
- neighboring,
- coextensive,
- topaz,
- collision course,
- run mad,
- separate,
- tangency,
- adjoiner,
- immediate,
- rubbing,
- abutter,
- ramify,
- radiating,
- radiate,
- face about,
- straightaway,
- fire up,
- tangential,
- bystander,
- adjoining,
- focal,
- osculate,
- tear,
- radius vector,
- borderland,
- onlooker,
- spoke,
- vector,
- lose one's temper,
- concurrent,
- fume,
- file off,
- prompt,
- rave,
- radius,
- side,
- normal,
- hub,
- deviate,
- edge,
- centripetal,
- flame up,
- sunburn,
- rage,
- segment,
- explode,
- fire,
- suntan,
- concurrence,
- conflux,
- neighbor,
- lose one's way,
- quick,
- glance off,
- run wild,
- limit,
- contingent,
- burn,
- equation,
- Glancing,
- nearby,
- convergence,
- rant,
- run amuck,
- following,
- coterminous,
- funnel,
- streamline,
- looker-on,
- contiguous,
- meeting,
- congress,
- oscillate,
- frontier,
- asymptote,
- transversal,
- scatter,
- approaching,
- airline,
- departure,
- concourse,
- part,
- digress,
- secant,
- element,
- foam,
- bottleneck,
- straight,
- Air line,
- uniting,
- Directrix,
- take fire.
How to use "Tangent" in context?
What Is a tangent?
A tangent is a line that is not a straight line drawn from one point to another. It is an irregular line that curves around the point it is drawn from. Tangents are used in mathematics to calculate things like angles and distances.
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Other Related
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Adjective
tangential.
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Adjective
Hyponym for Tangent:
n.
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linkdef
trigonometric function, circular function.
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shape
straight line.
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linkdef
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