tangente

See also: Tangente

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑ̃.ʒɑ̃t/

Noun

tangente f (plural tangentes)

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

See also

• cosécante
• cosinus
• cotangente
• sécante
• sinus

Further reading

• “tangente”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tangens, tangentem.

Adjective

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

Related terms

• tangentizio
• tangentoide
• Tangentopoli
• tangenza
• tangenziale

Verb

tangente

1. present participle of tangere

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Latin

Participle

(deprecated template usage) tangente

1. ablative masculine singular of tangēns
2. ablative feminine singular of tangēns
3. ablative neuter singular of tangēns

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tangens, tangentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɐ̃.ˈʒẽ.tɨ/
• Hyphenation: tan‧gen‧te

Noun

tangente f (plural s)

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

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Spanish

Tangente (tangent, shown on left below).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tanˈxente/ [t̪ãŋˈxẽn̪.t̪e]

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tangens, tangentem.

Adjective

tangente m or f (masculine and feminine plural tangentes)

1. (geometry) tangent

Noun

tangente f (plural tangentes)

1. (trigonometry) tangent

Derived terms

• irse por la tangente, salirse por la tangente (“to go off on a tangent”)