📐tangent (tangente)

noun
/ˈtændʒənt/
tangente (tangente)

Meaning

a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not cross it
Traducción del significado
una recta tangente que toca una curva o superficie curva en un punto sin atravesarla
una recta tangente que toca una curva o superficie curva en un punto sin atravesarla

Oraciones de ejemplo

The teacher drew a tangent to the circle on the board.

El profesor dibujó una tangente al círculo en la pizarra.
El profesor dibujo una tangente al circulo en la pizarra.

Expresiones de ejemplo

go off on a tangent
salirse del tema
salirse del tema

Synonyms

line, touch, contact, curve-line

Antonyms

intersection, crossing

Colocaciones

draw a tangent, tangent line, tangent function

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