英语词汇“at a tangent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

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单词

at a tangent

释义

tangent /tanˈjənt/

noun

A line that touches a curve
The limiting case of a secant when the two points of intersection coincide (mathematics)
One of the six trigonometrical functions of an angle, the ratio of the side of a right-angled triangle opposite the given angle to the side opposite the other acute angle (abbrev tan)
The striking-pin of a clavichord

adjective

Of or involving a tangent
Touching without intersecting

ORIGIN: L tangens, -entis, prp of tangere to touch

tanˈgency /-jən-si/ noun

Fact of being tangent
A contact or touching

tangential /-jenˈshəl/ adjective

Of a tangent
In the direction of a tangent
Peripheral, incidental, irrelevant (figurative)

tangentiality /tan-jen-shi-alˈi-ti/ noun

tangenˈtially or tangenˈtally adverb

In the direction of a tangent

tangent galvanometer noun

A galvanometer with a vertical circular coil and a horizontal magnetic needle, which measures a current passed through it by assessing the magnetic field produced which deflects the needle

at a tangent

In the direction of the tangent
In a divergent train of thought or action
In continuation in the momentary direction instead of following the general course

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