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I've never really considered doing stand up, but I have done readings/spoken word things fairly often in which I'll just tell a bunch of stories and run off at the mouth. I'm a big tangent person.
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Meaning of "tangent" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TANGENT

From Latin phrase līnea tangēns the touching line, from tangere to touch.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TANGENT

tangent  [ˈtændʒənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TANGENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tangent can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TANGENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tangent

In geometry, the tangent line (or simply tangent) to a plane curve at a given point is the straight line that "just touches" the curve at that point. Informally, it is a line through a pair of infinitely close points on the curve. More precisely, a straight line is said to be a tangent of a curve y = f(x) at a point x = c on the curve if the line passes through the point (c, f(c)) on the curve and has slope f'(c) where f' is the derivative of f. A similar definition applies to space curves and curves in n-dimensional Euclidean space. As it passes through the point where the tangent line and the curve meet, called the point of tangency, the tangent line is "going in the same direction" as the curve, and is thus the best straight-line approximation to the curve at that point. Similarly, the tangent plane to a surface at a given point is the plane that "just touches" the surface at that point. The concept of a tangent is one of the most fundamental notions in differential geometry and has been extensively generalized; see Tangent space.

Definition of tangent in the English dictionary

The first definition of tangent in the dictionary is a geometric line, curve, plane, or curved surface that touches another curve or surface at one point but does not intersect it. Other definition of tangent is a trigonometric function that in a right-angled triangle is the ratio of the length of the opposite side to that of the adjacent side; the ratio of sine to cosine tan. Tangent is also the straight part on a survey line between curves.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TANGENT


agent
ˈeɪdʒənt
argent
ˈɑːdʒənt
astringent
əˈstrɪndʒənt
birefringent
ˌbaɪrɪˈfrɪndʒənt
contingent
kənˈtɪndʒənt
cotangent
kəʊˈtændʒənt
divergent
daɪˈvɜːdʒənt
intelligent
ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt
noncontingent
ˌnɒnkənˈtɪndʒənt
pageant
ˈpædʒənt
plangent
ˈplændʒənt
pungent
ˈpʌndʒənt
refringent
rɪˈfrɪndʒənt
regent
ˈriːdʒənt
restringent
rɪˈstrɪndʒənt
retromingent
ˌrɛtrəʊˈmɪndʒənt
ringent
ˈrɪndʒənt
stringent
ˈstrɪndʒənt
subtangent
sʌbˈtændʒənt
urgent
ˈɜːdʒənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TANGENT

tang
tanga
Tanganyika
Tanganyikan
tangata tiriti
tangata whenua
Tange
tangelo
tangence
tangency
tangent galvanometer
tangental
tangentally
tangential
tangential point
tangentiality
tangentially
tangerine
tanghin
tanghinin

WORDS THAT END LIKE TANGENT

arctangent
constringent
convergent
detergent
diligent
dirigent
emergent
estate agent
free agent
gent
hyperbolic cotangent
indulgent
insurance agent
insurgent
negligent
on a tangent
reagent
real-estate agent
Sargent
travel agent

Synonyms and antonyms of tangent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tangent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TANGENT

Find out the translation of tangent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of 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 «tangent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tangente
570 millions of speakers

English

tangent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्पर्श
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المماس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

касательной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tangente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্পর্শক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tangente
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tangen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tangente
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タンジェント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탄젠트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tangent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiếp tuyến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொடுகோடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पर्शरेषा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

teğet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tangente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

styczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дотичній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tangenta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εφαπτόμενη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

raaklyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tangens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tangent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tangent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TANGENT»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TANGENT» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «TANGENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tangent.
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Buddy Hackett
A comedian sees the world bent. I'm tangent to the circle.
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Laurie Notaro
I've never really considered doing stand up, but I have done readings/spoken word things fairly often in which I'll just tell a bunch of stories and run off at the mouth. I'm a big tangent person.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TANGENT»

Discover the use of tangent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tangent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tangent
And from the back of his mind comes the question: Was it worth it? Mike Pomery lives near Australia's famous wine region, the Barrossa Valley, with his fiancee and his two daughters.
Mike Pomery, 2012
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A Simplified Guide to Custom Stairbuilding and Tangent ...
This guide to building custom staircases, including elliptical stairs and continuous incline stairs, explains the tangent principle for the advanced woodworker.
George R. Di Cristina, 2000
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Tangent
We become fellow travelers to his world of which we suddenly find ourselves quite familiar with. You will find yourself in a place where love still exists, family is still strong and unbreakable even in death.
Maurice Still Jr., 2006
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The Lasko Tangent
The Lasko Tangent - the unstoppable thriller of one man's fight for justice, the man who became the hero of Richard North Patterson's international bestsellers Degree of Guilt and Eyes of A Child.
Richard North Patterson, 2011
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On the Tangent Space to the Space of Algebraic Cycles on a ...
We feel that we have been able to do this infinitesimally by giving a geometric understanding of how absolute differentials necessarily enter into the description of the tangent space to the space of 0-cycles on a smooth variety. One hint that this ...
Mark Green, Phillip Griffiths, 2005
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The Random Tangent Anthology
These last few years I've written very little besides Random Tangent – I never want something else to take precedence. It still has a mountain of potential, and I still have plenty of ideas for it. I'm going to run with it as far as I can take it. At first, at ...
Chris Hollywood
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The Saigon Tangent
CONTENTS. SAIGON. TANGENT ........................................... 9. MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY (7:45 PM) .......................................10 FOREST HILLS, QUEENS, NEW YORK CITY (8:00 PM) .......................................11 BRONX COUNTY ...
Kevin Clark, 2008
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Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
I. a tree hybrid that is a cross between a tangerine or mandarin orange and a shaddock or grapefruit. 2. the edible citrus fruit of this hybrid. tangent Mathematics. 1. the trigonometric function of an angle 8, given by tangent 8 = sin 6/cos 8; ...
Christopher G. Morris, 1992
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Calculus
M a r y E v a n s P i c t u r e L i b r a r y Tangent line to a circle Figure 2.1 ISAAC NEWTON (1642–1727) □ Find the slope of the tangent line to a curve at a point. □ Use the limit definition to find the derivative of a function. □ Understand the ...
Ron Larson, Bruce Edwards, 2009
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Introduction to Smooth Manifolds
d by the rule (3.9) The Tangent Space to a Manifold with Boundary Suppose M is an n-dimensional manifold with boundary, and p is a boundary point of M. There are a number of ways one might choose to define the tangent space to M at p.
John M. Lee, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TANGENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tangent is used in the context of the following news items.
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Two killed in wreck on Highway 34 west of Tangent
Two people were killed and the driver of a Knife River dump truck was injured in a head-on collision Wednesday on Highway 34 west of Tangent. «Albany Democrat Herald, Jun 15»
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Two die in Highway 34 wreck west of Tangent
Two people were killed and the driver of a Knife River dump truck was injured in a head-on collision Wednesday on Highway 34 west of Tangent. «Corvallis Gazette Times, Jun 15»
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Tangent Communications To Miss Expectations, Dismisses Unit Head
LONDON (Alliance News) - Online printing and digital marketing company Tangent Communications PLC said Tuesday that it expects its full-year outcome to be ... «London South East, Jun 15»
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OSP investigating Hwy 34 rollover crash near Tangent
OSP investigating Hwy 34 rollover crash near Tangent ... are investigating a two vehicle crash on Hwy 34 near Tangent in Linn County Wednesday morning. «KVAL, May 15»
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Tangent profits slide 80% in 'challenging year'
An "acute" decline in business card sales contributed to an 80.4% drop in pre-tax profits at Tangent Communications in the 12 months to 28 February 2015. «printweek.com, May 15»
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Fire-damaged shop in Tangent had electrical problems
A fire that destroyed an auto repair shop in Tangent on Monday was electrical in origin, and likely started near a hot water heater in the business, according to ... «Corvallis Gazette Times, Apr 15»
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Fire destroys building in Tangent
Tangent Firefighters wait for more water while fighting a fire at an auto repair shop across the tracks from the station. With no hydrants in town the firefighters ... «Albany Democrat Herald, Apr 15»
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Tangent Theatre presents 'Lobby Hero'
Tangent Theatre's spring show “Lobby Hero” is a moral-drama written by award-winning playwright and screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan . “Lobby Hero” will run ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Apr 15»
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Photo editor Tangent is named Apple's latest free App of the Week
Thursday is here once again, so that means Apple has selected the latest free App of the Week. For the next week, you can download powerful photo editor ... «AppAdvice, Mar 15»
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Construction of Sofia Northern Speed Tangent Kicks Off
The construction of the first section of the Sofia Northern Speed Tangent (SNST) motorway starts Wednesday. The SNST, also known as the Sofia Northern ... «Novinite.com, Feb 15»

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