tangente

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tangēntem, an ellipsis of tangēns, "touching line".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɑ̃.ʒɑ̃t/
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Noun

tangente f (plural tangentes)

  1. (trigonometry) tangent (trigonometric function)
  2. (geometry) tangent

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Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tangentem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tanˈd͡ʒɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: tan‧gèn‧te

Adjective

tangente (plural tangenti)

  1. tangent, tangential

Noun

tangente f (plural tangenti)

  1. (geometry, trigonometry) tangent
  2. (colloquial) cut, rake-off, kickback, bribe, backhander
    Synonyms: bustarella, mazzetta
  3. share, quota

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Participle

tangente (plural tangenti)

  1. present participle of tangere

Latin

Participle

tangente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of tangēns

Portuguese

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tangentem.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: tan‧gen‧te

Adjective

tangente m or f (plural tangentes)

  1. tangential (merely touching)
  2. (geometry) tangent

Noun

tangente f (plural tangentes)

  1. (trigonometry) tangent

Spanish

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Tangente (tangent, shown on left below).

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tangentem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tanˈxente/
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: tan‧gen‧te

Adjective

tangente m or f (masculine and feminine plural tangentes)

  1. (geometry) tangent

Noun

tangente f (plural tangentes)

  1. (trigonometry) tangent

Derived terms

Further reading