45 Synonyms for Tangent

tangent (45 synonym found)

Tangent has 45 synonyms. The top synonyms for tangent are great-circle course, immediate neighbor, concentralization, straight stretch, collision course, straight course, mutual approach, straight line and 37 more. Another word for tangent is great-circle course. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for tangent?

A common synonym for tangent is great-circle course. Other synonyms include immediate neighbor, concentralization, straight stretch, collision course.

How many synonyms does tangent have?

Tangent has 45 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does tangent mean?

(n): a straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there; in a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite the angle to the length of the side adjacent to the

Definition of tangent:

(n) : a straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there; in a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite the angle to the length of the side adjacent to the angle. Symbol: tan

"I believe we went off onto a tangent when we started talking about unicycles."

(adj) : touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point; of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic

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