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subtangent
sub·tan·gent
/
sʌbˈtæn
dʒənt
/
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suhb-
tan
-j
uh
nt
]
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noun
Geometry
.
the part of the x-axis cut off between the ordinate of a given point of a curve and the
tangent
at that point.
Origin:
1705–15;
sub-
+
tangent
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subtangent
(sʌbˈtændʒənt)
—
n
geometry
a segment of the
x
-axis lying between the
x
-coordinate of the point at which a tangent is drawn to a curve and the intercept of the tangent with the axis
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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