tangent

[英] [ˈtændʒənt] [美] [ˈtændʒənt] 生词本

n.

adj.

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1. N-COUNT 切线 A tangent is a line that touches the edge of a curve or circle at one point, but does not cross it. 
2. PHRASE 突然偏离原来的思路;突然离题 If someone goes off at a tangent, they start saying or doing something that is not directly connected with what they were saying or doing before. 
  • The conversation went off at a tangent.

    交谈突然偏离了正题。

Noun

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

  • synonym: tan

体育

  • 1.切线

数学

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  • 1.正切

计算机

  • 1.正切;切线