 |
tangent
Overview of noun tangent
The noun tangent has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (18) tangent -- (a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point)
2. tangent, tan -- (ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tangent
2 senses of tangent
Sense 1
tangent
=> straight line
=> line
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
tangent, tan
=> trigonometric function, circular function
=> function, mathematical function
=> mathematical relation
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun tangent
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tangent
2 senses of tangent
Sense 1
tangent
=> straight line
Sense 2
tangent, tan
=> trigonometric function, circular function
Antonyms of noun tangent
Member Holonyms of noun tangent
Substance Holonyms of noun tangent
Part Holonyms of noun tangent
Member Meronyms of noun tangent
Substance Meronyms of noun tangent
Part Meronyms of noun tangent
Meronyms of noun tangent
Holonyms of noun tangent
Attributes of noun tangent
Derived Forms of noun tangent
2 senses of tangent
Sense 1
tangent
RELATED TO>(adj) tangential#2
=> tangential
RELATED TO>(noun) tangency#1
=> tangency
Sense 2
tangent, tan
RELATED TO>(adj) tangential#2
=> tangential
Domain of noun tangent
Domain Terms of noun tangent
Familiarity of noun tangent
tangent used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun tangent
2 senses of tangent
Sense 1
tangent
> straight line
=> perpendicular
=> asymptote
=> tangent
=> secant
=> radius
=> diameter
=> chord
=> element
=> diagonal, bias
=> diagonal
=> vector
Sense 2
tangent, tan
> trigonometric function, circular function
=> sine, sin
=> arc sine, arcsine, arcsin, inverse sine
=> cosine, cos
=> arc cosine, arccosine, arccos, inverse cosine
=> tangent, tan
=> arc tangent, arctangent, arctan, inverse tangent
=> cotangent, cotan
=> arc cotangent, arccotangent, inverse cotangent
=> secant, sec
=> arc secant, arcsecant, arcsec, inverse secant
=> cosecant, cosec
=> arc cosecant, arccosecant, inverse cosecant
Meronyms of noun tangent
2 senses of tangent
Holonyms of noun tangent
Grep of noun tangent
arc cotangent
arc tangent
arccotangent
arctangent
cotangent
inverse cotangent
inverse tangent
tangent
tangent plane
Grep of adj tangent
tangential
Grep of adv tangent
tangentially
|
|
