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26 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• tangent n. (Differential geometry) A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.
• tangent n. (Mathematics) A function of an angle that gives the ratio of the sine to the cosine, in either the real…
• tangent n. A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it.
• tangent n. (Art) A visual interaction between two or more lines or edges that creates a perceived relationship…
• tangent n. (Music) A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound.
• tangent adj. (Geometry) Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point.
• tangent adj. Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic.
• tangent adj. (Rail transport, of track) Straight; not horizontally curved.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Catalan
  • tangent n. (Trigonometry) tangent.
• Danish
  • tangent n. Piano key.
• Danish - Norwegian bokmål - Norwegian nynorsk
  • tangent n. (Geometry) tangent.
• Norwegian bokmål - Norwegian nynorsk
  • tangent n. (Music) key (e.g., on a piano).
• Romanian
  • tangent adj. Tangent.
• Swedish
  • tangent n. Key (button on a typewriter, computer keyboard or piano).
  • tangent n. (Mathematics) tangent.

— English words, defined in French —

• tangent n. (Mathématiques) Tangente.
• tangent adj. Qui est à la limite, très près du niveau nécessaire pour obtenir un résultat.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• tangent agg. (Geometria) tangente, tangenziale (detto di una retta).
• tangent s. (Geometria) tangente.
• tangent s. (Trigonometria) tangente.
• tangent s. (Per estensione) digressione, inciso (Di un discorso, ragionamento...).

— In Dutch —

• tangent n. (Verkeer) weg die verkeer om een dichter bebouwd gebied heen…
• tangent n. (Wiskunde) raaklijn.
• tangent n. (Muziekinstrument) een stripje (meest van metaal[2] of hout)…

— In French —

• tangent adj.m. (Géométrie) Qui touche une ligne ou une surface en un…
• tangent adj.m. (Familier) Qui est près de réussir quelque chose ; qui…

77 English words from 15 English definitions

angle Art at␣that between blade but button clavichord common computer cosine creates crossing curve curved Differential Differential␣geometry edges either function geometry gives having having␣a␣point horizontally in␣common interaction key keyboard line lines loosely main Mathematics metal more Music nearly not Of␣a of␣an only perceived piano point produce Rail Rail␣transport ratio real related relationship sine single small sound straight straight␣line strikes strings tangent that the there topic to␣the touching track transport Trigonometry two typewriter unrelated visual with with␣it without

13 English words from 11 foreign definitions

à␣la chose die een est hout nécessaire niveau Per pour surface touche van

40 foreign words from 11 foreign definitions

à␣la␣limite detto dichter digressione discorso estensione Familier gebied Geometria Géométrie heen inciso ligne limite Mathématiques meest metaal Muziekinstrument obtenir Per␣estensione près près␣de quelque quelque␣chose qui raaklijn ragionamento résultat retta réussir stripje tangente tangenziale très Trigonometria una une verkeer weg Wiskunde

23 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

tangents tangental tangently tangential tangentoid tangent␣line tangentoids tangentially tangent␣lines tangent␣plane tangent␣space tangent␣bundle tangentiality tangentialize tangent␣planes tangent␣spaces tangent␣bundles tangentialized tangentializes tangentialities tangentializing tangential␣velocity tangential␣velocities

18 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

bitangents cotangents arctangents subtangents antitangents bitangential gyrotangents semitangents untangential arccotangents arctangential law␣of␣tangents nontangential equitangential inverse␣tangents nontangentially hyperbolic␣tangents inflectional␣tangents

14 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

bitangent cotangent arctangent subtangent antitangent gyrotangent semitangent arccotangent inverse␣tangent go␣off␣at␣a␣tangent go␣off␣on␣a␣tangent fly␣off␣at␣a␣tangent hyperbolic␣tangent inflectional␣tangent

22 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Ang ANG Ange ent ENT -ent ent- gen Gen GEN -gen /gen gen. Gen. gent Gent tan Tan TAN tang Tang T'ang

10 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

gna GNA gnat Gnat nat Nat NAT Nat. neg neg.

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

tangents

7 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Annett gannet Gatten -netant Ta-teng tenant Tenant

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

tangena tingent

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