tangente

Borrowed from Latin tangēns, tangēntem, an ellipsis of [līnea] tangēns, "touching line".

• IPA^(key): /tɑ̃.ʒɑ̃t/

tangente f (plural tangentes)

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

• cosécante
• cosinus
• cotangente
• sécante
• sinus

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

Borrowed from Latin tangens, tangentem.

tangente (masculine and feminine plural tangenti)

1. tangent, tangential

tangente f (plural tangenti)

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

   Synonyms: bustarella, mazzetta

3. share, quota

• tangentizio
• tangentoide
• Tangentopoli
• tangenza
• tangenziale

tangente

1. present participle of tangere

tangente

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

Borrowed from Latin tangens, tangentem.

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

tangente f (plural tangentes)

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

Borrowed from Latin tangens, tangentem.

tangente (plural tangentes)

1. (geometry) tangent

tangente f (plural tangentes)

1. (trigonometry) tangent