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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 tan·gent n. Pronunciation: ' tan-jənt Function: adjective Etymology: Latin tangent-, tangens, present participle of tangere to touch; perhaps akin to Old English thaccian to touch gently, stroke Date: 1594 1 a : meeting a curve or surface in a single point if a sufficiently small interval is considered b (1) : having a common tangent line at a point (2) : having a common tangent plane at a point 2 : diverging from an original purpose or course : IRRELEVANT 2 tangent n. Function: noun Etymology: New Latin tangent-, tangens, from linea tangens tangent line Date: 1594 1 a : the trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the ratio between the leg opposite to the angle when it is considered part of a right triangle and the leg adjacent b : a trigonometric function that is equal to the sine divided by the cosine for all real numbers θ for which the cosine is not equal to zero and is exactly equal to the tangent of an angle of measure θ in radians 2 : a line that is tangent specifically : a straight line that is the limiting position of a secant of a curve through a fixed point and a variable point on the curve as the variable point approaches the fixed point 3 : an abrupt change of course : DIGRESSION 4 : a small upright flat-ended metal pin at the inner end of a clavichord key that strikes the string to produce the tone