Definitions For Tangent

noun

  • Ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
  • A straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
  • A line that touches a sphere or circle at only one point

Is Tangent a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
11

The word Tangent is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Tangent in a Sentence

  • In the middle of her description of her dog's symptoms, she went off on a tangent about its cute behavior

Synonyms for Tangent

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