tangent
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The meaning (definition) of the word tangent
a straight line that just touches a curve at one point.
The word tangent used in a sentence
“A tangent is a line that touches a circle at just one spot.”
The plural of the word tangent
tangents
How the word tangent is said around the world
| French | tangente (tahnzhahnt) |
| Spanish | tangente (tahngkhentay) |
| Mandarin | 切线 (qiè xiàn) |
| Hindi | स्पर्शरेखा (spuhrshuhraykah) |
| Arabic | مماس (moomahss) |
| Russian | касательная (kasatel'naia) |
| Portuguese (EU) | tangente (tuhnngzhayngti) |
| Portuguese (BR) | tangente (tuhnngzhayngchew) |
| Japanese | 正接 (seisetsu) |
| German | Tangente (tahngentuh) |
| Urdu | ٹینجنٹ (tayngyuhnt) |
| Punjabi | ਟੈਂਜੈਂਟ (tengyent) |
| Korean | 접선 (jeobseon) |
| Hebrew | מַשִׁיק (mahsheek) |
| Greek | εφαπτομένη γραμμή (ephaptomene gramme) |
| Dutch | raaklijn (rahklein) |
| Tagalog | padaplis (pahdahplees) |
| Vietnamese | đường tiếp tuyến (dewuhng teeeurp tweeeurn) |
| Turkish | teğet (tayet) |
| Persian | مماس (mahmahs) |
| Polish | tangens (tahnggens) |
| Ukrainian | дотична (dotychna) |
| Bengali | স্পর্শক (shpawrshawk) |
| Swedish | tangent (tahnyuhnt) |
| Italian | tangente (tahnjentay) |
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