English-Thai Dictionary
tangent
ADJ ซึ่ง สัมผัส กันที่ จุด หนึ่ง ของ เส้นตรง /เส้นโค้ง แต่ ไม่ ตัดกัน sueng-sam-pad-kan-ti-jud-nuang-kong-sen-trong
tangent
N อัตราส่วน ของ ด้าน ประชิด มุม น้อย กับ ด้าน ตรงข้าม มุม น้อย ad-tra-suan-kong-dan-pra-chid-mum
tangent
N เส้นตรง หรือ เส้นโค้ง ที่ สัมผัส กับ เส้นตรง /โค้ง อื่น แต่ ไม่ ตัดกัน เส้น สัมผัส วง การสัมผัส วง touching continguous sen-trong-rue-sen-kong-ti-sam-pad-kab-sen-trong
tangental
ADJ ซึ่ง สัมผัส แต่ ไม่ ตัดกัน ซึ่ง อยู่ ใน ทิศทาง ของ เส้น สัมผัส วง digressing diverging divergent sueng-sam-pad-tea-mai-tad-kan
tangential
A ที่ สัมผัส วง ที่ หันเห ออกห่าง
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TANGENT
n.[L. tangens, touching. See Touch. ] In geometry, a right line which touches a curve, but which when produced, does not cut it. In trigonometry, the tangent of an arc, is a right line touching the arc at one extremity, and terminated by a second passing through the other extremity.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TANGENT
Tan "gent, n. Etym: [L. tangens, -entis, p.pr. of tangere to touch; akin to Gr. tangente. Cf. Attain, Contaminate, Contingent, Entire, Tact, Taste, Tax, v. t.] (Geom.)
Defn: A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the point of tangency and a given line, the given line being, for example, the axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle produced. See Trigonometrical function, under Function. Artificial, or Logarithmic, tangent, the logarithm of the natural tangent of an arc. -- Natural tangent, a decimal expressing the length of the tangent of an arc, the radius being reckoned unity. -- Tangent galvanometer (Elec.), a form of galvanometer having a circular coil and a short needle, in which the tangent of the angle of deflection of the needle is proportional to the strength of the current. -- Tangent of an angle, the natural tangent of the arc subtending or measuring the angle. -- Tangent of an arc, a right line, as ta, touching the arc of a circle at one extremity a, and terminated by a line ct, passing from the center through the other extremity o.
TANGENT
Tan "gent, a. Etym: [L. tangens, -entis, p.pr. ]
Defn: Touching; touching at a single point; specifically (Geom.)
Defn: meeting a curve or surface at a point and having at that point the same direction as the curve or surface; -- said of a straight line, curve, or surface; as, a line tangent to a curve; a curve tangent to a surface; tangent surfaces. Tangent plane (Geom.), a plane which touches a surface in a point or line. -- Tangent scale (Gun. ), a kind of breech sight for a cannon. -- Tangent screw (Mach. ), an endless screw; a worm.
TANGENTAL
TANGENTAL Tan *gen "tal, a. (Geom.)
Defn: Tangential.
TANGENTIAL
TANGENTIAL Tan *gen "tial, a. (Geom.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent. Tangential force (Mech. ), a force which acts on a moving body in the direction of a tangent to the path of the body, its effect being to increase or diminish the velocity; -- distinguished from a normal force, which acts at right angles to the tangent and changes the direction of the motion without changing the velocity. -- Tangential stress. (Engin. ) See Shear, n., 3.
TANGENTIALLY
TANGENTIALLY Tan *gen "tial *ly, adv.
Defn: In the direction of a tangent.
TANGENT SPOKE
TANGENT SPOKE Tangent spoke.
Defn: A tension spoke of a bicycle or similar wheel, secured tangentially to the hub.
TANGENT WHEEL
TANGENT WHEEL Tangent wheel. (a ) A worm or worm wheel; a tangent screw. (b ) A wheel with tangent spokes.
New American Oxford Dictionary
tangent
tan gent |ˈtanjənt ˈtænʤənt | ▶noun 1 a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it at that point. 2 a completely different line of thought or action: he quickly went off on a tangent about wrestling. 3 Mathematics the trigonometric function that is equal to the ratio of the sides (other than the hypotenuse ) opposite and adjacent to an angle in a right triangle. ▶adjective (of a line or plane ) touching, but not intersecting, a curve or curved surface. DERIVATIVES tan gen cy |-jənsē |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. ( sense 3 of the noun and as an adjective ): from Latin tangent- ‘touching, ’ from the verb tangere.
tangential
tan gen tial |tanˈjenCHəl tænˈʤɛn (t )ʃəl | ▶adjective of, relating to, or along a tangent: a tangential line. • diverging from a previous course or line; erratic: tangential thoughts. • hardly touching a matter; peripheral: the reforms were tangential to efforts to maintain a basic standard of life. DERIVATIVES tan gen tial ly adverb
Oxford Dictionary
tangent
tangent |ˈtan (d )ʒ (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it at that point. 2 a completely different line of thought or action: Loretta's mind went off at a tangent . 3 Mathematics the trigonometric function that is equal to the ratio of the sides (other than the hypotenuse ) opposite and adjacent to an angle in a right-angled triangle. ▶adjective (of a line or plane ) touching, but not intersecting, a curve or curved surface. DERIVATIVES tangency noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in sense 3 of the noun and as an adjective ): from Latin tangent- ‘touching ’, from the verb tangere.
tangential
tangential |tanˈdʒɛnʃ (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 relating to or along a tangent: a tangential line. 2 diverging from a previous course or line; erratic: tangential thoughts. • hardly touching a matter; peripheral: the reforms were tangential to efforts to maintain a basic standard of life. DERIVATIVES tangentially adverb
Duden Dictionary
Tangente
Tan gen te Substantiv, feminin , die |Tang e nte |die Tangente; Genitiv: der Tangente, Plural: die Tangenten 1 neulateinisch linea tangens, aus lateinisch linea (Linie ) und tangens, 1. Partizip von: tangere, tangieren Mathematik Gerade, die eine Kurve berührt eine Tangente ziehen 2 Verkehrsstraße, die am Rande eines Ortes vorbeiführt
Tangentenviereck
Tan gen ten vier eck Substantiv, Neutrum Mathematik , das |Tang e ntenviereck |aus vier an einen Kreis gelegten Tangenten 1 gebildetes Viereck
tangential
tan gen ti al Adjektiv Mathematik |tangenti a l |eine gekrümmte Fläche oder Linie berührend eine tangentiale Fläche
French Dictionary
tangent
tangent , ente adj. et n. f. adjectif 1 géométrie Qui est en contact avec une ligne en un seul point. 2 figuré Qui est sur la limite, qui réussit de justesse. nom féminin géométrie Ligne droite qui touche une courbe en un seul point, sans la couper. LOCUTION Prendre la tangente. familier Se sauver. SYNONYME enfuir .
tangentiel
tangentiel , ielle adj. adjectif Qui est relatif aux tangentes. Note Orthographique t a ng e ntiel.
Spanish Dictionary
tangente
tangente adjetivo 1 [línea, plano ] Que toca otra línea o plano en algún punto sin llegar a cortarla :circunferencias tangentes; línea tangente a la circunferencia .2 nombre femenino Recta que toca en un punto a una curva o a una superficie .3 mat Razón entre el cateto opuesto y el contiguo en un triángulo rectángulo con un ángulo igual al dado; se representa por tg α .4 mús Lámina de metal o madera unida a la tecla de un clavicordio que sirve para percutir la cuerda .irse (o salirse o escaparse ) por la tangente Evitar una pregunta embarazosa dando una respuesta evasiva o cambiando sutilmente de tema .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xix ) del latín tangens , tangentis, participio de tangere ‘tocar ’; tomada como voz especializada en geometría, ha pasado al uso cotidiano en la expresión figurada irse (o salirse o escaparse ) por la tangente . De la familia etimológica de tañer (V.).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
tangent
tan gent /tǽn (d )ʒ (ə )nt /名詞 C 1 〘数 〙接線 ; タンジェント, 正接 (｟略 ｠tan ).2 (線路 道路の )直線区間 .g ò [fl ỳ ] ó ff at [on ] a t á ngent ｟くだけて ｠話題 [態度 ]を急に変える, 突然わき道にそれる .形容詞 1 接触する, 接した .2 〘数 〙接線の ; 正接する .
tangential
tan gen tial /tændʒénʃ (ə )l /形容詞 比較なし 1 ｟かたく ｠〈情報などが 〉ほとんど無関係の, 本筋から脱線した ; 〈線路 道路が 〉分岐した .2 〘数 〙〈点 面が 〉 «…に » 接した, 接線の «to » .～ly 副詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary