A right line raised perpendicularly on the extremity of a radius, touching the circle without cutting it.
·adj Touching; touching at a single point. II. Tangent ·adj meeting a curve or surface at a point a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·add. ·- A tension spoke of a bicycle or similar wheel, secured tangentially to the hub. ...
·add. ·- A wheel with tangent spokes. II. Tangent wheel ·add. ·- A worm or worm wheel; a tangent sc...
The accurate touch of the edge of a celestial body to the horizon. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Fitted to the breech of a gun for admeasuring its elevation; it is a sliding pillar marked with degr...
A screw acting tangentially to a circle, by means of which a slow motion may be given to the vernier...
Going in a hurry, or in a testy humour. ...