"tangent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtæn.d͡ʒənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tangent.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: tăn'jənt Rhymes: -ænd͡ʒənt Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tangentem, the accusative of tangēns (“touching”) (in the phrase līnea tangēns (“a touching line”)), the present participle of the verb tangō (“touch”, verb), from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch”). Cognate with Old English þaccian (“to touch lightly, pat, stroke”). More at thack, thwack. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*teh₂g-|id=touch}}, {{bor|en|la|tangentem}} Latin tangentem, {{m|la|tangēns||touching}} tangēns (“touching”), {{m|la|līnea tangēns|t=a touching line}} līnea tangēns (“a touching line”), {{m|la|tangō||touch|pos=verb}} tangō (“touch”, verb), {{der|en|itc-pro|*tangō}} Proto-Italic *tangō, {{der|en|ine-pro|*teh₂g-||to touch|id=touch}} Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch”), {{cog|ang|þaccian||to touch lightly, pat, stroke}} Old English þaccian (“to touch lightly, pat, stroke”), {{l|en|thack}} thack, {{l|en|thwack}} thwack Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tangent (not comparable)
  1. (geometry) Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Geometry, Curves, Shapes
    Sense id: en-tangent-en-adj-C0nPgOED Disambiguation of Curves: 16 3 15 21 18 10 12 6 Disambiguation of Shapes: 15 3 15 20 18 10 12 6 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  2. Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tangent-en-adj-hYtUU-wY
  3. (rail transport, of track) Straight; not horizontally curved. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Rail transportation, Curves, Shapes, Trigonometric functions, Trigonometry
    Sense id: en-tangent-en-adj-10Qt7ejI Disambiguation of Curves: 16 3 15 21 18 10 12 6 Disambiguation of Shapes: 15 3 15 20 18 10 12 6 Disambiguation of Trigonometric functions: 8 3 20 21 19 11 13 6 Disambiguation of Trigonometry: 9 4 16 23 22 10 12 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 14 20 18 14 19 10 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tangently Related terms: cosine, non sequitur, sine, trigonometry

Noun

IPA: /ˈtæn.d͡ʒənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tangent.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tangents [plural]
enPR: tăn'jənt Rhymes: -ænd͡ʒənt Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tangentem, the accusative of tangēns (“touching”) (in the phrase līnea tangēns (“a touching line”)), the present participle of the verb tangō (“touch”, verb), from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch”). Cognate with Old English þaccian (“to touch lightly, pat, stroke”). More at thack, thwack. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*teh₂g-|id=touch}}, {{bor|en|la|tangentem}} Latin tangentem, {{m|la|tangēns||touching}} tangēns (“touching”), {{m|la|līnea tangēns|t=a touching line}} līnea tangēns (“a touching line”), {{m|la|tangō||touch|pos=verb}} tangō (“touch”, verb), {{der|en|itc-pro|*tangō}} Proto-Italic *tangō, {{der|en|ine-pro|*teh₂g-||to touch|id=touch}} Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch”), {{cog|ang|þaccian||to touch lightly, pat, stroke}} Old English þaccian (“to touch lightly, pat, stroke”), {{l|en|thack}} thack, {{l|en|thwack}} thwack Head templates: {{en-noun}} tangent (plural tangents)
  1. (differential geometry) A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there. Categories (topical): Differential geometry, Curves, Shapes, Trigonometric functions, Trigonometry Synonyms: tangent line Translations (in geometry): مُمَاسّ (mumāss) [masculine] (Arabic), տանգենս (tangens) (Armenian), даты́чная (datýčnaja) [feminine] (Belarusian), допира́телна (dopirátelna) [feminine] (Bulgarian), tangent [feminine] (Catalan), 切線 (Chinese Mandarin), 切线 (qiēxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), tečna [feminine] (Czech), tangent [common-gender] (Danish), raaklijn [feminine] (Dutch), tanĝanto (Esperanto), tangentti (Finnish), sivuaja (Finnish), tangente [feminine] (French), tanxente [feminine] (Galician), Tangente [feminine] (German), εφαπτομένη (efaptoméni) [feminine] (Greek), स्पर्शरेखा (sparśarekhā) (Hindi), érintő (Hungarian), snertill [masculine] (Icelandic), 接線 (sessen) (alt: せっせん) (Japanese), 접선 (jeopseon) (Korean), tanjent [masculine] (Manx), pātapa (Maori), tangent [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), tangent [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), مماس (momâss) (Persian), styczna [feminine] (Polish), tangente [feminine] (Portuguese), tangentă [feminine] (Romanian), каса́тельная (kasátelʹnaja) [feminine] (Russian), dotyčnica [feminine] (Slovak), tangente [feminine] (Spanish), tangent [common-gender] (Swedish), dikit (Tagalog), తిర్యగ్రేఖ (tiryagrēkha) (Telugu), เส้นสัมผัส (Thai), teğet (Turkish), доти́чна (dotýčna) [feminine] (Ukrainian), tiếp tuyến (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-tangent-en-noun-lCtHp3MK Disambiguation of Curves: 16 3 15 21 18 10 12 6 Disambiguation of Shapes: 15 3 15 20 18 10 12 6 Disambiguation of Trigonometric functions: 8 3 20 21 19 11 13 6 Disambiguation of Trigonometry: 9 4 16 23 22 10 12 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 14 20 18 14 19 10 Disambiguation of 'in geometry': 30 24 12 14 19
  2. (mathematics) 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. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Curves, Shapes, Trigonometric functions, Trigonometry
    Sense id: en-tangent-en-noun-0BxPT7Cv Disambiguation of Curves: 16 3 15 21 18 10 12 6 Disambiguation of Shapes: 15 3 15 20 18 10 12 6 Disambiguation of Trigonometric functions: 8 3 20 21 19 11 13 6 Disambiguation of Trigonometry: 9 4 16 23 22 10 12 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 14 20 18 14 19 10 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  3. A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it. Categories (topical): Trigonometric functions Translations (nearly unrelated topic): tangent [feminine] (Catalan), sidespor [neuter] (Danish), parentezaĵo (Esperanto), sivuraide (Finnish), harhapolku (Finnish), Nebensache [feminine] (German), punkt wspólny [masculine] (Polish), смежная тема (smežnaja tema) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-tangent-en-noun-U0l2uecj Disambiguation of Trigonometric functions: 8 3 20 21 19 11 13 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 14 20 18 14 19 10 Disambiguation of 'nearly unrelated topic': 4 3 86 4 3
  4. (art) A visual interaction between two or more lines or edges that creates a perceived relationship between them, often in a way that the artist did not intend. Categories (topical): Art, Curves, Shapes, Trigonometric functions, Trigonometry
    Sense id: en-tangent-en-noun-JDykFl-8 Disambiguation of Curves: 16 3 15 21 18 10 12 6 Disambiguation of Shapes: 15 3 15 20 18 10 12 6 Disambiguation of Trigonometric functions: 8 3 20 21 19 11 13 6 Disambiguation of Trigonometry: 9 4 16 23 22 10 12 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 14 20 18 14 19 10 Topics: art, arts
  5. (music) A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-tangent-en-noun-ycV9ynyd Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tangential Translations (in trigonometry): tangens (Afrikaans), tangense [plural] (Afrikaans), raaklyn (Afrikaans), raaklyne [plural] (Afrikaans), ظِلّ الزَّاوِيَة (ẓill az-zāwiya) [masculine] (Arabic), տանգենս (tangens) (Armenian), та́нгенс (tánhjens) [masculine] (Belarusian), та́нгенс (tángens) [masculine] (Bulgarian), တန်းဂျင့် (tan:gyang.) (Burmese), tangent [feminine] (Catalan), liras (Cebuano), 正切 (zhèngqiē) (Chinese Mandarin), tangens [masculine] (Czech), tangens [common-gender] (Danish), tangens [masculine] (Dutch), tangento (Esperanto), tangentti (Finnish), tangente [feminine] (French), Tangens [masculine] (German), εφαπτομένη (efaptoméni) [feminine] (Greek), טנגנס (tangens) [masculine] (Hebrew), tangens (Hungarian), tangens [masculine] (Icelandic), tangente [feminine] (Italian), タンジェント (tanjento) (Japanese), 正接 (seisetsu) (alt: せいせつ) (Japanese), តង់សង់ (tɑngsɑng) (Khmer), 탄젠트 (tanjenteu) (Korean), tanjent [masculine] (Manx), pātapa (Maori), tangens [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), tangens [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), tangens [masculine] (Polish), tangente [feminine] (Portuguese), tangentă [feminine] (Romanian), та́нгенс (tángens) [masculine] (Russian), tangente [feminine] (Spanish), tangens [common-gender] (Swedish), tanway (Tagalog), แทนเจนต์ (Thai), tanjant (Turkish), та́нгенс (tánhens) [masculine] (Ukrainian), tang (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Armenian",
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      "word": "տանգենս"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "datýčnaja",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dopirátelna",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "допира́телна"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "word": "切線"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiēxiàn",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "word": "切线"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "da",
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "word": "tanĝanto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "word": "tangentti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "word": "sivuaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tangente"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tanxente"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Tangente"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "efaptoméni",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "sparśarekhā",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "word": "स्पर्शरेखा"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "word": "érintő"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "alt": "せっせん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sessen",
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      "word": "接線"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeopseon",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "word": "접선"
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    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "word": "pātapa"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "momâss",
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      "word": "مماس"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "styczna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tangente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tangentă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "in geometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "каса́тельная"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dotyčnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tangente"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in geometry",
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        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tangent"
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    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "word": "dikit"
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    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "tiryagrēkha",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "word": "తిర్యగ్రేఖ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "word": "เส้นสัมผัส"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "word": "teğet"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dotýčna",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "доти́чна"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in geometry",
      "word": "tiếp tuyến"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "tangens"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "tangense"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "raaklyn"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "raaklyne"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ẓill az-zāwiya",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ظِلّ الزَّاوِيَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "tangens",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "տանգենս"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "tánhjens",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "та́нгенс"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tángens",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "та́нгенс"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "tan:gyang.",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "တန်းဂျင့်"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tangent"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "liras"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhèngqiē",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "正切"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tangens"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tangens"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tangens"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "tangento"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "tangentti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tangente"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Tangens"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "efaptoméni",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "εφαπτομένη"
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    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tangens",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "טנגנס"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "tangens"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tangens"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tangente"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tanjento",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "タンジェント"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せいせつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "seisetsu",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "正接"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "tɑngsɑng",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "តង់សង់"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "tanjenteu",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "탄젠트"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tanjent"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "pātapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tangens"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tangens"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tangens"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tangente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tangentă"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tángens",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "та́нгенс"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tangente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
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        "common-gender"
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      "word": "tangens"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "tanway"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "แทนเจนต์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "tanjant"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "tánhens",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in trigonometry",
      "word": "tang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "nearly unrelated topic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tangent"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "nearly unrelated topic",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "sidespor"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "nearly unrelated topic",
      "word": "parentezaĵo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nearly unrelated topic",
      "word": "sivuraide"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nearly unrelated topic",
      "word": "harhapolku"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "nearly unrelated topic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebensache"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "nearly unrelated topic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "punkt wspólny"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smežnaja tema",
      "sense": "nearly unrelated topic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "смежная тема"
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}

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    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "Requests for review of Italian translations",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-tangent.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-tangent.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "tăn'jənt"
    }
  ],
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    "tangent"
  ],
  "word": "tangent"
}
{
  "called_from": "translations/324",
  "msg": "possible sense number in translation item: Italian: __IGNORE__ (1)",
  "path": [
    "tangent"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "tangent",
  "trace": ""
}

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