tangent is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

Meanings

Noun (COUNTABLE)

Singular Plural
tangent tangents
    (differential geometry) A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.
    • Synonym: tangent line
    (math) 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.
    A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it.
    • I believe we went off onto a tangent when we started talking about monkeys on unicycles at his retirement party.

Adjective (NOT COMPARABLE)

Not comparable
    (geometry) Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point.
    Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic.
    (railroading of track) Straight; not horizontally curved.
    • The collision occurred on a two-mile stretch of tangent track.

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tangent is a Scrabble valid word

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