tangent

In a sentence

Six example sentences with tangent, each labelled with its topic.

• The rock leaves the sling along the tangent, flying off in the direction the circle pointed at the instant of release.

  Science

• The ramp meets the dome along a tangent, brushing the curved shell at one point without cutting into it.

  Architecture

• The physics engine draws a tangent at the contact point, so the ball rolls along the ramp instead of through it.

  Gaming

• In figure drawing, letting an arm sit on a tangent to the head's curve flattens the picture, so artists overlap the shapes instead.

  Art

• The design software snaps the new line to a tangent of the arc, so the join is smooth with no visible corner.

  Technology

• A hammer thrower releases along the tangent of her spin, so the ball leaves in a straight line from the circle.

  Fitness

Found in these word lists

Each source is a published word list that contains tangent. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.

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