tangent
英['tæn(d)ʒ(ə)nt]
美['tændʒənt]
- adj. 切线的，相切的；接触的；离题的
- n. [数] 切线，[数] 正切
- n. (Tangent)人名；(瑞典)坦根特
英英释意
- 1. a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
- 2. ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle