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WHAT DOES ON A TANGENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of on a tangent in the English dictionary

The definition of on a tangent in the dictionary is on a completely different or divergent course, esp of thought.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ON A TANGENT

on a bowline
on a jar
on a level
on a long rein
on a plate
on a razor edge
on a razor´s edge
on a roll
on a slant
on a sticky wicket
on a tear
on a wing and a prayer
on account
on account of
on an even keel
on and off
on and on
on approval
on at
on automatic pilot

WORDS THAT END LIKE ON A TANGENT

agent
arctangent
astringent
birefringent
constringent
contingent
cotangent
hyperbolic cotangent
intelligent
noncontingent
plangent
pungent
refringent
restringent
retromingent
ringent
stringent
subtangent
tangent
urgent

Synonyms and antonyms of on a tangent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «on a tangent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ON A TANGENT

Find out the translation of on a tangent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of on a tangent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «on a tangent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在切
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por la tangente
570 millions of speakers

English

on a tangent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक स्पर्श पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على المماس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

по касательной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em uma tangente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি স্পঞ্জ উপর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sur une tangente
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pada tangen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auf einer Tangente
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

接線上
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

접선 에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing tangent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trên một tiếp tuyến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு தொட்டியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पर्शिका वर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Teğet üzerine
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

la tangente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na styczną
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

по дотичній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe o tangentă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σε μια εφαπτομένη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op ´n raaklyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på en tangent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på en tangent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of on a tangent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ON A TANGENT»

The term «on a tangent» is regularly used and occupies the 57.963 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ON A TANGENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about on a tangent

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ON A TANGENT»

Discover the use of on a tangent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to on a tangent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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On the Tangent Space to the Space of Algebraic Cycles on a ...
However, for Z" (X) the forms of all degrees are required when we want to evaluate on a tangent vector, and it is in this sense that again the tangent space to the space of O-cycles has a richer structure than the Hilbert scheme. Moreover, we ...
Mark Green, Phillip Griffiths, 2005
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Combinatorics '86
Therefore, If C is any 6-point, then AC is a tangent. (3.7) Notice that, by (1.5), If t is a tangent through two 6-points, then t has exactly one 4-point. If on a tangent s there is just one (3.8) 6-point and no 8-point, then s has exactly three 4-points.
M. Marchi, A. Barlotti, G. Tallini, 2011
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3-D Structural Geology: A Practical Guide to Quantitative ...
Conical fold geometry. a Shape of a conically folded bed (after Stockmal and Spang 1982). b Lower-hemisphere stereogram projection of a conical fold (after Becker 1995) On a tangent diagram, the curve through the dip vectors is a hyperbola ...
Richard H. Groshong, 2006
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The Facts on File Geometry Handbook
For example, on a sphere, the tangent plane at a point is perpendicular to the radius at that point. tangent vector A vector lying on a tangent line or tangent plane. tangential image See TANGENTIAL INDICATRIX. tangential indicatrix The  ...
Catherine A. Gorini, 2009
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A Decade of the Berkeley Math Circle: The American Experience
Going “off on a Tangent” Leads Straight to the Point! 4.1. Basics on tangents. If we consider the lines through a fixed point A on a circle k (cf. Fig. 7a), we will notice that all of these lines intersect k in two points, except for one special line: the ...
Zvezdelina Stankova, Tom Rike, 2008
6
Mapping It Out: Expository Cartography for the Humanities ...
As Figure 2.15 illustrates, features on a secant projection are closer on the average to any standard line — and thus less distorted — than features on a tangent projection. Because carefully chosen standard parallels can ensure comparatively ...
Mark Monmonier, 1993
7
Maximum Dissipation Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics and its ...
Here t is viewed as an arbitrary parameter; there is no question of objectivity in computing the action of a Gibbs form on a tangent vector. The tangent to a process path at a given point on the graph of the generalized energy function describes ...
Henry W. Haslach Jr., 2011
8
Structural Reliability: Statistical Learning Perspectives
7.4 Secant Hyperplane Reliability Index One of the shortcomings of the geometric reliability index is that it is based on a tangent hyperplane to the limit-state function. This is a consequence of its derivation using the Taylor expansion of the  ...
Jorge E. Hurtado, 2004
9
Side forces on a tangent ogive forebody with a fineness ...
E. R. Keener. 15. Supplementary Notes 16. Abstract An experimental investigation was conducted in the Ames l2-Foot Pressure Wind Tunnel to determine the subsonic aerodynamic characteristics, at high angles of attack, of a tangent ogive ...
E. R. Keener, 1976
10
The Fall of the Republic and Other Political Satires
He held out no hope of being able to evolve from his inner consciousness either a brake of superior effectiveness or a pair of spectacles that would enable the engine driver to discover a more distant danger on a tangent, or to see round a ...
Ambrose Bierce, S. T. Joshi, David E. Schultz, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ON A TANGENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term on a tangent is used in the context of the following news items.
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ESPN Fires Colin Cowherd Following His Apology For Dominican In …
Furthermore, this started with him talking about the Miami Marlins manager and then going off on a tangent to insult an entire country. «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
2
Breaking WWE News: WWE severs all ties with Hulk Hogan …
... the rant involves Hogan discussing his daughter Brooke potentially dating an African-American man and Hogan goes on a tangent about this ... «Wrestling 101, Jul 15»
3
Whose Round it is Anyway?
But much like my bowling, I've gone off on a tangent. While I went jug-less, my brother, also a bowler, picked up a five-fer almost by accident. «Wisden India, Jul 15»
4
Anthrocon: Furry convention becomes staple of steel city
I could easily go off on a tangent about my own personal experience in the parade, but thanks to several camera angles you can experience ... «Flayrah, Jul 15»
5
'Capital C' comes up short on crowd-funding phenomenon
Then that narrative went way off on a tangent, as Crain competed for investment on "Shark Tank" and Freaker recovered from a burglary with a ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
6
Horse Head Theatre Co's Moby Dick is a Whale of Tale
... this little lecture. There are a lot of places in the book's plot where Melville wanders off on a tangent, so I wanted to capture that,” says Hays. «Houston Press, Jul 15»
7
Welcome to Night Vale Recap: Episode 5, "The Shape in Grove Park"
Perhaps because of his increasing fear that he's the only real thing in existence, Cecil goes on a tangent about the moon. He wonders if ... «The Mary Sue, Jul 15»
8
Second City improvisation empire winging it with changes at the top
The announcement was only a few sentences long, included no references to Boston sports and never went off on a tangent about "The Wire.". «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
9
'The Bachelorette' recap: Addressing apologies and cyber bullying …
Ian, the Princeton grad who was sent home after he went on a tangent about being the best thing to happen to the world when he really isn't. «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
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Also, not to go off on a tangent, but am I the only one who's seriously digging Yennefer, and not just because she's friggin' gorgeous? Discuss ... «Destructoid, Jul 15»

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