tangente

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

Further reading

• “tangente” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tangens, tangentem.

Adjective

tangente (masculine and feminine plural tangenti)

1. tangent, tangential

Noun

tangente f (plural tangenti)

1. (geometry, trigonometry) tangent
2. cut, rake-off, kickback, bribe

   Synonyms: bustarella, mazzetta

3. share, quota

Verb

tangente

1. present participle of tangere

Participle

tangente

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tangens, tangentem.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tangente f (plural tangentes)

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tangens, tangentem.

Adjective

tangente (plural tangentes)

1. (geometry) tangent

Noun

tangente f (plural tangentes)

1. (trigonometry) tangent