a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point; ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

Anagrams of tangent

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There are 83 solutions. The longest is CONCENTRALIZATION with 17 letters, and the shortest is HUB with 3 letters.

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Still in puzzle mode? Solve these clues related to ‘TANGENT’

Clue	Answers

A CONTACT OF TWO CURVES AT WHICH THEY HAVE A COMMON TANGENT	10
tangential	6
Go off on a tangent	3
Tangent, e.g.	3
Tangential remark	2
Goes off on a tangent?	2
Sine or tangent, e.g.	1
Tangent, for one	1
__ on a tangent	1
Straight line just touching a curve	1
Relative magnitudes of two quantities	1
Pi, e.g.	1
Two-to-one, for one	1
Two to one or three to one	1
Two to one, say	1
This compared to that	1
Relative degree	1
Relative measure	1
Quantitative relation	1
Pi is one	1

‘TANGENT’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘TANGENT’ is the solution:

Clue	Answer

Line that touches a curve (7)	tangent
Straight line just touching a curve (7)
Sudden divergence (7)
Trigonomic function (7)
Touching line (7)
Touching without intersecting (7)
Straight line touching a circle (7)
Divergent course (7)