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tangente

/tanˈxente/

adjective/tanˈxente/

tangent

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- Proto-Italic *tangō Latin tangō Latin tangentembor. Spanish tangente Borrowed from Latin tangentem.

noun, feminine/tanˈxente/plural: tangentes

tangent

Related: irse por la tangente, salirse por la tangente

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- Proto-Italic *tangō Latin tangō Latin tangentembor. Spanish tangente Borrowed from Latin tangentem.