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51tangent — tan•gent [[t]ˈtæn dʒənt[/t]] n. 1) math. a line or plane that touches but does not intersect a curve or surface at a point so that it is closer to the curve or surface in the vicinity of the point than any other line or plane drawn through the… …
52tangent galvanometer — noun : a galvanometer consisting of a very small magnetic needle in the center of a large vertical circular coil of wire through which electric current is passed and whose plane is in the magnetic meridian with the intensity of the current being… …
53Tangent galvanometer — Galvanometer Gal va*nom e*ter, n. [Galvanic + meter: cf. F. galvanom[ e]tre.] (Elec.) An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic needle. [1913 Webster] {Differential… …
54Tangent vector — A tangent vector is a vector that follows the direction of a curve or a surface at a given point.* Differential geometry of curves, description in the context of curves in R n . * Tangent space, a general notion in the theory of manifolds …
55tangent line — In geometry, a line that intersects a circle exactly once; in calculus, a line that touches a curve at one point and whose slope is equal to that of the curve at that point. Particularly useful as approximations of curves in the immediate… …
56tangent — 1. noun /ˈtæn.dʒənt/ a) A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there. I believe we went off onto a tangent when we started talking about monkeys on unicycles at his retirement party. b) In a …
57tangent plane — noun Given a point P on a surface M, the tangent plane of M at point P, denoted by T(M), is the plane passing through P which contains the tangent lines of all the curves on M passing through P …
58tangent — tan|gent [ tændʒənt ] noun count 1. ) TECHNICAL a straight line that touches the edge of a circle but does not pass through it 2. ) in a RIGHT TRIANGLE, the measurement of an ACUTE angle that is equal to the length of the side opposite the angle… …
59tangent — , tangential A tangent is a line, curve, or surface, touching but not intersecting another line, curve, or surface. Or, something is tangent or tangential when it makes contact with something else at a single point along its edge, touching… …
60tangent — [ tan(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》 Mathematics the trigonometric function that is equal to the ratio of the sides (other than the …
