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tangent
(encz) | tangent,dotýkající se Nijel |
tangent
(encz) | tangent,tangenta n: Zdeněk Brož |
tangent
(encz) | tangent,tečna n: Zdeněk Brož |
Tangent
(gcide) | Tangent \Tan"gent\, a. [L. tangens, -entis, p. pr.]
Touching; touching at a single point; specifically (Geom.)
meeting a curve or surface at a point and having at that
point the same direction as the curve or surface; -- said of
a straight line, curve, or surface; as, a line tangent to a
curve; a curve tangent to a surface; tangent surfaces.
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Tangent plane (Geom.), a plane which touches a surface in a
point or line.
Tangent scale (Gun.), a kind of breech sight for a cannon.
Tangent screw (Mach.), an endless screw; a worm.
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Tangent
(gcide) | Tangent \Tan"gent\, n. [L. tangens, -entis, p. pr. of tangere to
touch; akin to Gr. ? having seized: cf. F. tangente. Cf.
Attain, Contaminate, Contingent, Entire, Tact,
Taste, Tax, v. t.] (Geom.)
A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion
of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the
point of tangency and a given line, the given line being, for
example, the axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle
produced. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.
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Artificial tangent, or Logarithmic tangent, the logarithm
of the natural tangent of an arc.
Natural tangent, a decimal expressing the length of the
tangent of an arc, the radius being reckoned unity.
Tangent galvanometer (Elec.), a form of galvanometer having
a circular coil and a short needle, in which the tangent
of the angle of deflection of the needle is proportional
to the strength of the current.
Tangent of an angle, the natural tangent of the arc
subtending or measuring the angle.
Tangent of an arc, a right line, as ta, touching the arc of
a circle at one extremity a, and terminated by a line ct,
passing from the center through the other extremity o.
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tangent
(wn) | tangent
n 1: a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved
surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
2: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled
triangle [syn: tangent, tan] |
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arctangent
(encz) | arctangent,arkustangens Pavel Cvrček |
cotangent
(encz) | cotangent,kotangens n: Zdeněk Brož |
go off at a tangent
(encz) | go off at a tangent,odbočit od tématu [fráz.] Pino |
tangent
(encz) | tangent,dotýkající se Nijeltangent,tangenta n: Zdeněk Brožtangent,tečna n: Zdeněk Brož |
tangent plane
(encz) | tangent plane, n: |
tangential
(encz) | tangential,tangenciální adj: Zdeněk Brožtangential,tečný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
tangentially
(encz) | tangentially,tangenciálně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
tangenta
(czen) | tangenta,tangentn: Zdeněk Brož |
Artificial tangent
(gcide) | Tangent \Tan"gent\, n. [L. tangens, -entis, p. pr. of tangere to
touch; akin to Gr. ? having seized: cf. F. tangente. Cf.
Attain, Contaminate, Contingent, Entire, Tact,
Taste, Tax, v. t.] (Geom.)
A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion
of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the
point of tangency and a given line, the given line being, for
example, the axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle
produced. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.
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Artificial tangent, or Logarithmic tangent, the logarithm
of the natural tangent of an arc.
Natural tangent, a decimal expressing the length of the
tangent of an arc, the radius being reckoned unity.
Tangent galvanometer (Elec.), a form of galvanometer having
a circular coil and a short needle, in which the tangent
of the angle of deflection of the needle is proportional
to the strength of the current.
Tangent of an angle, the natural tangent of the arc
subtending or measuring the angle.
Tangent of an arc, a right line, as ta, touching the arc of
a circle at one extremity a, and terminated by a line ct,
passing from the center through the other extremity o.
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Bitangent
(gcide) | Bitangent \Bi*tan"gent\, a. [Pref. bi- + tangent.] (Geom.)
Possessing the property of touching at two points. -- n. A
line that touches a curve in two points.
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Cotangent
(gcide) | Cotangent \Co*tan"gent\ (k?-t?n"jent), n. [For co. tangens, an
abbrev. of L. complementi tangens. See Tangent.] (Trig.)
The tangent of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust.
of Functions.
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Logarithmic tangent
(gcide) | Tangent \Tan"gent\, n. [L. tangens, -entis, p. pr. of tangere to
touch; akin to Gr. ? having seized: cf. F. tangente. Cf.
Attain, Contaminate, Contingent, Entire, Tact,
Taste, Tax, v. t.] (Geom.)
A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion
of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the
point of tangency and a given line, the given line being, for
example, the axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle
produced. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.
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Artificial tangent, or Logarithmic tangent, the logarithm
of the natural tangent of an arc.
Natural tangent, a decimal expressing the length of the
tangent of an arc, the radius being reckoned unity.
Tangent galvanometer (Elec.), a form of galvanometer having
a circular coil and a short needle, in which the tangent
of the angle of deflection of the needle is proportional
to the strength of the current.
Tangent of an angle, the natural tangent of the arc
subtending or measuring the angle.
Tangent of an arc, a right line, as ta, touching the arc of
a circle at one extremity a, and terminated by a line ct,
passing from the center through the other extremity o.
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Natural tangent
(gcide) | Tangent \Tan"gent\, n. [L. tangens, -entis, p. pr. of tangere to
touch; akin to Gr. ? having seized: cf. F. tangente. Cf.
Attain, Contaminate, Contingent, Entire, Tact,
Taste, Tax, v. t.] (Geom.)
A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion
of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the
point of tangency and a given line, the given line being, for
example, the axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle
produced. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.
[1913 Webster]
Artificial tangent, or Logarithmic tangent, the logarithm
of the natural tangent of an arc.
Natural tangent, a decimal expressing the length of the
tangent of an arc, the radius being reckoned unity.
Tangent galvanometer (Elec.), a form of galvanometer having
a circular coil and a short needle, in which the tangent
of the angle of deflection of the needle is proportional
to the strength of the current.
Tangent of an angle, the natural tangent of the arc
subtending or measuring the angle.
Tangent of an arc, a right line, as ta, touching the arc of
a circle at one extremity a, and terminated by a line ct,
passing from the center through the other extremity o.
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Semitangent
(gcide) | Semitangent \Sem"i*tan`gent\, n. (Geom.)
The tangent of half an arc.
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Subtangent
(gcide) | Subtangent \Sub*tan"gent\, n. (Geom.)
The part of the axis contained between the ordinate and
tangent drawn to the same point in a curve.
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Tangent galvanometer
(gcide) | Galvanometer \Gal`va*nom"e*ter\, n. [Galvanic + -meter: cf. F.
galvanom[`e]tre.] (Elec.)
An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an
electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic
needle.
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Differential galvanometer. See under Differental, a.
Sine galvanometer, Cosine galvanometer, {Tangent
galvanometer} (Elec.), a galvanometer in which the sine,
cosine, or tangent respectively, of the angle through
which the needle is deflected, is proportional to the
strength of the current passed through the instrument.
[1913 Webster]Tangent \Tan"gent\, n. [L. tangens, -entis, p. pr. of tangere to
touch; akin to Gr. ? having seized: cf. F. tangente. Cf.
Attain, Contaminate, Contingent, Entire, Tact,
Taste, Tax, v. t.] (Geom.)
A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion
of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the
point of tangency and a given line, the given line being, for
example, the axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle
produced. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.
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Artificial tangent, or Logarithmic tangent, the logarithm
of the natural tangent of an arc.
Natural tangent, a decimal expressing the length of the
tangent of an arc, the radius being reckoned unity.
Tangent galvanometer (Elec.), a form of galvanometer having
a circular coil and a short needle, in which the tangent
of the angle of deflection of the needle is proportional
to the strength of the current.
Tangent of an angle, the natural tangent of the arc
subtending or measuring the angle.
Tangent of an arc, a right line, as ta, touching the arc of
a circle at one extremity a, and terminated by a line ct,
passing from the center through the other extremity o.
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Tangent of an angle
(gcide) | Tangent \Tan"gent\, n. [L. tangens, -entis, p. pr. of tangere to
touch; akin to Gr. ? having seized: cf. F. tangente. Cf.
Attain, Contaminate, Contingent, Entire, Tact,
Taste, Tax, v. t.] (Geom.)
A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion
of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the
point of tangency and a given line, the given line being, for
example, the axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle
produced. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.
[1913 Webster]
Artificial tangent, or Logarithmic tangent, the logarithm
of the natural tangent of an arc.
Natural tangent, a decimal expressing the length of the
tangent of an arc, the radius being reckoned unity.
Tangent galvanometer (Elec.), a form of galvanometer having
a circular coil and a short needle, in which the tangent
of the angle of deflection of the needle is proportional
to the strength of the current.
Tangent of an angle, the natural tangent of the arc
subtending or measuring the angle.
Tangent of an arc, a right line, as ta, touching the arc of
a circle at one extremity a, and terminated by a line ct,
passing from the center through the other extremity o.
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Tangent of an arc
(gcide) | Tangent \Tan"gent\, n. [L. tangens, -entis, p. pr. of tangere to
touch; akin to Gr. ? having seized: cf. F. tangente. Cf.
Attain, Contaminate, Contingent, Entire, Tact,
Taste, Tax, v. t.] (Geom.)
A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion
of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the
point of tangency and a given line, the given line being, for
example, the axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle
produced. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.
[1913 Webster]
Artificial tangent, or Logarithmic tangent, the logarithm
of the natural tangent of an arc.
Natural tangent, a decimal expressing the length of the
tangent of an arc, the radius being reckoned unity.
Tangent galvanometer (Elec.), a form of galvanometer having
a circular coil and a short needle, in which the tangent
of the angle of deflection of the needle is proportional
to the strength of the current.
Tangent of an angle, the natural tangent of the arc
subtending or measuring the angle.
Tangent of an arc, a right line, as ta, touching the arc of
a circle at one extremity a, and terminated by a line ct,
passing from the center through the other extremity o.
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Tangent plane
(gcide) | Tangent \Tan"gent\, a. [L. tangens, -entis, p. pr.]
Touching; touching at a single point; specifically (Geom.)
meeting a curve or surface at a point and having at that
point the same direction as the curve or surface; -- said of
a straight line, curve, or surface; as, a line tangent to a
curve; a curve tangent to a surface; tangent surfaces.
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Tangent plane (Geom.), a plane which touches a surface in a
point or line.
Tangent scale (Gun.), a kind of breech sight for a cannon.
Tangent screw (Mach.), an endless screw; a worm.
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Tangent scale
(gcide) | Tangent \Tan"gent\, a. [L. tangens, -entis, p. pr.]
Touching; touching at a single point; specifically (Geom.)
meeting a curve or surface at a point and having at that
point the same direction as the curve or surface; -- said of
a straight line, curve, or surface; as, a line tangent to a
curve; a curve tangent to a surface; tangent surfaces.
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Tangent plane (Geom.), a plane which touches a surface in a
point or line.
Tangent scale (Gun.), a kind of breech sight for a cannon.
Tangent screw (Mach.), an endless screw; a worm.
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Tangent screw
(gcide) | Tangent \Tan"gent\, a. [L. tangens, -entis, p. pr.]
Touching; touching at a single point; specifically (Geom.)
meeting a curve or surface at a point and having at that
point the same direction as the curve or surface; -- said of
a straight line, curve, or surface; as, a line tangent to a
curve; a curve tangent to a surface; tangent surfaces.
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Tangent plane (Geom.), a plane which touches a surface in a
point or line.
Tangent scale (Gun.), a kind of breech sight for a cannon.
Tangent screw (Mach.), an endless screw; a worm.
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Tangent spoke
(gcide) | Tangent spoke \Tangent spoke\
A tension spoke of a bicycle or similar wheel, secured
tangentially to the hub.
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Tangent wheel
(gcide) | Tangent wheel \Tangent wheel\
(a) A worm or worm wheel; a tangent screw.
(b) A wheel with tangent spokes.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Worm \Worm\ (w[^u]rm), n. [OE. worm, wurm, AS. wyrm; akin to D.
worm, OS. & G. wurm, Icel. ormr, Sw. & Dan. orm, Goth.
wa['u]rms, L. vermis, Gr. ? a wood worm. Cf. Vermicelli,
Vermilion, Vermin.]
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1. A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a
serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like. [Archaic]
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There came a viper out of the heat, and leapt on his
hand. When the men of the country saw the worm hang
on his hand, they said, This man must needs be a
murderer. --Tyndale
(Acts xxviii.
3, 4).
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'T is slander,
Whose edge is sharper than the sword, whose tongue
Outvenoms all the worms of Nile. --Shak.
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When Cerberus perceived us, the great worm,
His mouth he opened and displayed his tusks.
--Longfellow.
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2. Any small creeping animal or reptile, either entirely
without feet, or with very short ones, including a great
variety of animals; as, an earthworm; the blindworm.
Specifically: (Zool.)
(a) Any helminth; an entozoon.
(b) Any annelid.
(c) An insect larva.
(d) pl. Same as Vermes.
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3. An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts
one's mind with remorse.
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The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul!
--Shak.
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4. A being debased and despised.
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I am a worm, and no man. --Ps. xxii. 6.
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5. Anything spiral, vermiculated, or resembling a worm; as:
(a) The thread of a screw.
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The threads of screws, when bigger than can be
made in screw plates, are called worms. --Moxon.
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(b) A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double
corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.
(c) (Anat.) A certain muscular band in the tongue of some
animals, as the dog; the lytta. See Lytta.
(d) The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound
to economize space. See Illust. of Still.
(e) (Mach.) A short revolving screw, the threads of which
drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into
its teeth or cogs. See Illust. of Worm gearing,
below.
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Worm abscess (Med.), an abscess produced by the irritation
resulting from the lodgment of a worm in some part of the
body.
Worm fence. See under Fence.
Worm gear. (Mach.)
(a) A worm wheel.
(b) Worm gearing.
Worm gearing, gearing consisting of a worm and worm wheel
working together.
Worm grass. (Bot.)
(a) See Pinkroot, 2
(a) .
(b) The white stonecrop (Sedum album) reputed to have
qualities as a vermifuge. --Dr. Prior.
Worm oil (Med.), an anthelmintic consisting of oil obtained
from the seeds of Chenopodium anthelminticum.
Worm powder (Med.), an anthelmintic powder.
Worm snake. (Zool.) See Thunder snake
(b), under Thunder.
Worm tea (Med.), an anthelmintic tea or tisane.
Worm tincture (Med.), a tincture prepared from dried
earthworms, oil of tartar, spirit of wine, etc. [Obs.]
Worm wheel, a cogwheel having teeth formed to fit into the
spiral spaces of a screw called a worm, so that the wheel
may be turned by, or may turn, the worm; -- called also
worm gear, and sometimes tangent wheel. See Illust. of
Worm gearing, above.
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tangent wheel
(gcide) | Tangent wheel \Tangent wheel\
(a) A worm or worm wheel; a tangent screw.
(b) A wheel with tangent spokes.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Worm \Worm\ (w[^u]rm), n. [OE. worm, wurm, AS. wyrm; akin to D.
worm, OS. & G. wurm, Icel. ormr, Sw. & Dan. orm, Goth.
wa['u]rms, L. vermis, Gr. ? a wood worm. Cf. Vermicelli,
Vermilion, Vermin.]
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1. A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a
serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like. [Archaic]
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There came a viper out of the heat, and leapt on his
hand. When the men of the country saw the worm hang
on his hand, they said, This man must needs be a
murderer. --Tyndale
(Acts xxviii.
3, 4).
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'T is slander,
Whose edge is sharper than the sword, whose tongue
Outvenoms all the worms of Nile. --Shak.
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When Cerberus perceived us, the great worm,
His mouth he opened and displayed his tusks.
--Longfellow.
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2. Any small creeping animal or reptile, either entirely
without feet, or with very short ones, including a great
variety of animals; as, an earthworm; the blindworm.
Specifically: (Zool.)
(a) Any helminth; an entozoon.
(b) Any annelid.
(c) An insect larva.
(d) pl. Same as Vermes.
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3. An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts
one's mind with remorse.
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The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul!
--Shak.
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4. A being debased and despised.
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I am a worm, and no man. --Ps. xxii. 6.
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5. Anything spiral, vermiculated, or resembling a worm; as:
(a) The thread of a screw.
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The threads of screws, when bigger than can be
made in screw plates, are called worms. --Moxon.
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(b) A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double
corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.
(c) (Anat.) A certain muscular band in the tongue of some
animals, as the dog; the lytta. See Lytta.
(d) The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound
to economize space. See Illust. of Still.
(e) (Mach.) A short revolving screw, the threads of which
drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into
its teeth or cogs. See Illust. of Worm gearing,
below.
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Worm abscess (Med.), an abscess produced by the irritation
resulting from the lodgment of a worm in some part of the
body.
Worm fence. See under Fence.
Worm gear. (Mach.)
(a) A worm wheel.
(b) Worm gearing.
Worm gearing, gearing consisting of a worm and worm wheel
working together.
Worm grass. (Bot.)
(a) See Pinkroot, 2
(a) .
(b) The white stonecrop (Sedum album) reputed to have
qualities as a vermifuge. --Dr. Prior.
Worm oil (Med.), an anthelmintic consisting of oil obtained
from the seeds of Chenopodium anthelminticum.
Worm powder (Med.), an anthelmintic powder.
Worm snake. (Zool.) See Thunder snake
(b), under Thunder.
Worm tea (Med.), an anthelmintic tea or tisane.
Worm tincture (Med.), a tincture prepared from dried
earthworms, oil of tartar, spirit of wine, etc. [Obs.]
Worm wheel, a cogwheel having teeth formed to fit into the
spiral spaces of a screw called a worm, so that the wheel
may be turned by, or may turn, the worm; -- called also
worm gear, and sometimes tangent wheel. See Illust. of
Worm gearing, above.
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Tangental
(gcide) | Tangental \Tan*gen"tal\, a. (Geom.)
Tangential.
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Tangential
(gcide) | Tangential \Tan*gen"tial\, a. (Geom.)
Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent.
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Tangential force (Mech.), a force which acts on a moving
body in the direction of a tangent to the path of the
body, its effect being to increase or diminish the
velocity; -- distinguished from a normal force, which acts
at right angles to the tangent and changes the direction
of the motion without changing the velocity.
Tangential stress. (Engin.) See Shear, n., 3.
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Tangential force
(gcide) | Tangential \Tan*gen"tial\, a. (Geom.)
Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent.
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Tangential force (Mech.), a force which acts on a moving
body in the direction of a tangent to the path of the
body, its effect being to increase or diminish the
velocity; -- distinguished from a normal force, which acts
at right angles to the tangent and changes the direction
of the motion without changing the velocity.
Tangential stress. (Engin.) See Shear, n., 3.
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tangential stress
(gcide) | Shear \Shear\, n. [AS. sceara. See Shear, v. t.]
1. A pair of shears; -- now always used in the plural, but
formerly also in the singular. See Shears.
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On his head came razor none, nor shear. --Chaucer.
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Short of the wool, and naked from the shear.
--Dryden.
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2. A shearing; -- used in designating the age of sheep.
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After the second shearing, he is a two-shear ram; .
. . at the expiration of another year, he is a
three-shear ram; the name always taking its date
from the time of shearing. --Youatt.
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3. (Engin.) An action, resulting from applied forces, which
tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide
relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their
plane of contact; -- also called shearing stress, and
tangential stress.
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4. (Mech.) A strain, or change of shape, of an elastic body,
consisting of an extension in one direction, an equal
compression in a perpendicular direction, with an
unchanged magnitude in the third direction.
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Shear blade, one of the blades of shears or a shearing
machine.
Shear hulk. See under Hulk.
Shear steel, a steel suitable for shears, scythes, and
other cutting instruments, prepared from fagots of
blistered steel by repeated heating, rolling, and tilting,
to increase its malleability and fineness of texture.
[1913 Webster]Tangential \Tan*gen"tial\, a. (Geom.)
Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent.
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Tangential force (Mech.), a force which acts on a moving
body in the direction of a tangent to the path of the
body, its effect being to increase or diminish the
velocity; -- distinguished from a normal force, which acts
at right angles to the tangent and changes the direction
of the motion without changing the velocity.
Tangential stress. (Engin.) See Shear, n., 3.
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Tangential stress
(gcide) | Shear \Shear\, n. [AS. sceara. See Shear, v. t.]
1. A pair of shears; -- now always used in the plural, but
formerly also in the singular. See Shears.
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On his head came razor none, nor shear. --Chaucer.
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Short of the wool, and naked from the shear.
--Dryden.
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2. A shearing; -- used in designating the age of sheep.
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After the second shearing, he is a two-shear ram; .
. . at the expiration of another year, he is a
three-shear ram; the name always taking its date
from the time of shearing. --Youatt.
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3. (Engin.) An action, resulting from applied forces, which
tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide
relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their
plane of contact; -- also called shearing stress, and
tangential stress.
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4. (Mech.) A strain, or change of shape, of an elastic body,
consisting of an extension in one direction, an equal
compression in a perpendicular direction, with an
unchanged magnitude in the third direction.
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Shear blade, one of the blades of shears or a shearing
machine.
Shear hulk. See under Hulk.
Shear steel, a steel suitable for shears, scythes, and
other cutting instruments, prepared from fagots of
blistered steel by repeated heating, rolling, and tilting,
to increase its malleability and fineness of texture.
[1913 Webster]Tangential \Tan*gen"tial\, a. (Geom.)
Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent.
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Tangential force (Mech.), a force which acts on a moving
body in the direction of a tangent to the path of the
body, its effect being to increase or diminish the
velocity; -- distinguished from a normal force, which acts
at right angles to the tangent and changes the direction
of the motion without changing the velocity.
Tangential stress. (Engin.) See Shear, n., 3.
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Tangentially
(gcide) | Tangentially \Tan*gen"tial*ly\, adv.
In the direction of a tangent.
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tangents
(gcide) | Artificial \Ar`ti*fi"cial\, a. [L. artificialis, fr. artificium:
cf. F. artificiel. See Artifice.]
1. Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human
skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial
heat or light, gems, salts, minerals, fountains, flowers.
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Artificial strife
Lives in these touches, livelier than life. --Shak.
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2. Feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; not genuine.
"Artificial tears." --Shak.
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3. Artful; cunning; crafty. [Obs.] --Shak.
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4. Cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth; as,
artificial grasses. --Gibbon.
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Artificial arguments (Rhet.), arguments invented by the
speaker, in distinction from laws, authorities, and the
like, which are called inartificial arguments or proofs.
--Johnson.
Artificial classification (Science), an arrangement based
on superficial characters, and not expressing the true
natural relations species; as, "the artificial system" in
botany, which is the same as the Linn[ae]an system.
Artificial horizon. See under Horizon.
Artificial light, any light other than that which proceeds
from the heavenly bodies.
Artificial lines, lines on a sector or scale, so contrived
as to represent the logarithmic sines and tangents, which,
by the help of the line of numbers, solve, with tolerable
exactness, questions in trigonometry, navigation, etc.
Artificial numbers, logarithms.
Artificial person (Law). See under Person.
Artificial sines, tangents, etc., the same as logarithms
of the natural sines, tangents, etc. --Hutton.
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arc cotangent
(wn) | arc cotangent
n 1: the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a
cotangent equal to a given number [syn: arc cotangent,
arccotangent, inverse cotangent] |
arc tangent
(wn) | arc tangent
n 1: the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a
tangent equal to a given number [syn: arc tangent,
arctangent, arctan, inverse tangent] |
arccotangent
(wn) | arccotangent
n 1: the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a
cotangent equal to a given number [syn: arc cotangent,
arccotangent, inverse cotangent] |
arctangent
(wn) | arctangent
n 1: the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a
tangent equal to a given number [syn: arc tangent,
arctangent, arctan, inverse tangent] |
cotangent
(wn) | cotangent
n 1: ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-
angled triangle [syn: cotangent, cotan] |
inverse cotangent
(wn) | inverse cotangent
n 1: the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a
cotangent equal to a given number [syn: arc cotangent,
arccotangent, inverse cotangent] |
inverse tangent
(wn) | inverse tangent
n 1: the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a
tangent equal to a given number [syn: arc tangent,
arctangent, arctan, inverse tangent] |
tangent
(wn) | tangent
n 1: a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved
surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
2: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled
triangle [syn: tangent, tan] |
tangent plane
(wn) | tangent plane
n 1: the plane that contains all the lines tangent to a specific
point on a surface |
tangential
(wn) | tangential
adj 1: of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion
to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark" [syn:
digressive, tangential]
2: of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a
tangent; "tangential forces" |
tangentially
(wn) | tangentially
adv 1: in passing; "touched on it tangentially" |
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