"tangente" meaning in French

See tangente in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɑ̃.ʒɑ̃t/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-tangente.wav Forms: tangentes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tangēntem, an ellipsis of [līnea] tangēns, "touching line". Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|tangēns|tangēntem}} Borrowed from Latin tangēntem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} tangente f (plural tangentes)
  1. (trigonometry) tangent (trigonometric function) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tangente-fr-noun-Wg05taVk Categories (other): Trigonometry Topics: mathematics, sciences, trigonometry
  2. (geometry) tangent Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tangente-fr-noun-ugFDXStB Categories (other): Geometry, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: prendre la tangente Related terms: cosécante, cosinus, cotangente, sécante, sinus
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