How do you say “tangent” in Vietnamese?

“Tangent” in Vietnamese is tang (tangent), tiếp tuyến (a tangent line).

Vietnamese words for “tangent”

• tangListennoun
  Hanoi [taːŋ˧˧] · Saigon [taːŋ˧˧]tang level

  tangent

  for “tangent” meaning: A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.

• tiếp tuyếnListennoun
  Hanoi [tiəp̚˧˦ twiən˧˦] · Saigon [tip̚˦˥ t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˦˥]tiếp rising tuyến rising

  a tangent line

  for “tangent” meaning: 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.

Related Vietnamese words

• tiếp xúcListenverb

  to make contact; to have a talk

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