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tangent meaning in Telugu

తిర్యగ్రేఖ tiryagrēkha

/ˈtæn.d͡ʒənt/

tangent in Telugu: తిర్యగ్రేఖ (tiryagrēkha). In English, tangent means a straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.

Telugu words for tangent

in geometry
తిర్యగ్రేఖ tiryagrēkha

English meaning of tangent

  1. noun A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.
  2. noun A function of an angle that gives the ratio of the sine to the cosine, in either the real or complex numbers. Symbols: tan, tg.
  3. noun A course suddenly and unexpectedly divergent from one which was previously being followed (especially one embarked on before reaching the end of the previous course).
  4. noun A new topic of discussion unrelated to the one which came before it, arrived at due to a single (peripheral or trivial) point in common with it.

Full definition of tangent

tangent in a sentence

  • I believe we went off onto a tangent when we started talking about monkeys on unicycles at his retirement party.
  • The collision occurred on a two-mile stretch of tangent track.

Synonyms of tangent

tangent in other languages

Questions about tangent in Telugu

What is the meaning of tangent in Telugu?
Tangent in Telugu is తిర్యగ్రేఖ (tiryagrēkha).
tangent అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Tangent: తిర్యగ్రేఖ (tiryagrēkha).
What does tangent mean in English?
Tangent means a straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.

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