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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestangente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tanˈxente
"Se fue por la tangente y no respondió la pregunta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A completely different line of thought or action; an abrupt digression.
"The professor went off on a tangent and spent the entire lecture discussing his childhood." - 2
A straight line that touches a curve at a single point without intersecting it.
"Draw a line that is a tangent to the circle at point A."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'tangent-' meaning 'touching', from the verb 'tangere'. Originally established in geometry to describe a line touching a curve at a single point, the term evolved metaphorically in the 20th century to describe a sudden digression or departure from a primary course of discussion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tangent" is said worldwide
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tangente
Transliteration: tãʒɑ̃t
"Il est parti sur une tangente pendant la réunion."
Tangente
Transliteration: taŋˈɡɛntə
"Er hat sich in einer Tangente verheddert."
tangente
Transliteration: tanˈdʒɛnte
"Ha preso una tangente durante la conversazione."
tangente
Transliteration: tanˈxente
"Se fue por la tangente y no respondió la pregunta."
tangente
Transliteration: tɐ̃ˈʒẽtʃi
"Ele saiu pela tangente durante a entrevista."
विषयान्तर
Transliteration: vishayantara
"वह मुख्य विषय से भटक गया।"
离题
Transliteration: lí tí
"他在开会时突然扯到了别的话题上。"
삼천포로 빠지기
Transliteration: samcheonporo ppajigi
"그는 이야기 도중에 엉뚱한 길로 빠졌다."
脱線
Transliteration: dassen
"彼は話が脱線して別のことについて話し始めた。"
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