Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Ääntäminen
- IPA: /ˈtæn.dʒənt/
| Käännös | Konteksti | |
|---|---|---|
| Substantiivit | ||
| 1. | geometria | |
| 2. | geometria, trigonometria | |
| 3. | ||
| 4. | ||
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (differential geometry) A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.
- (mathematics) A function of an angle that gives the ratio of the sine to the cosine, in either the real or complex numbers. Symbols: tan, tg.
- A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it.
- (art) A visual interaction between two or more lines or edges that creates a perceived relationship between them, often in a way that the artist did not intend.
- (music) A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound.
Adjektiivi
- (geometry) Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point.
- Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic.
- (rail transport, of track) Straight; not horizontally curved.
Esimerkit
- I believe we went off onto a tangent when we started talking about monkeys on unicycles at his retirement party.
- “Uncle Barnaby was always father and mother to me,” Benson broke in; then after a pause his mind flew off at a tangent. “Is old Hannah all right—in the will, I mean?”
- Jon & Kate Plus 8 is a show based on two facts: (1) Jon and Kate Gosselin have eight children, and (2) the word ‘Kate’ rhymes with the word ‘eight’. One suspects that if Kate were ever to have another child, a shady network executive would urge her to put it in a binbag with a brick and drop it down a well. But this is just a horrifying tangent.
- He went on a tangent.
- Han hamnade på ett stickspår.
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | tangents |