Tangent

tan'jent, n. (Geom.) A right line which touches a curve, but which, when produced, does not' cut it. — a. Touching. (Geom.) Touching at a sin of gle point.— Tan'gency, -jensT, n. State or quality of being tangent: a contact or touching. — Tangen' t i a 1, Tangent. -jen's hal, a. Of, or pert, to, a tangent; in the direction; of a tangent. — Tan'gible, -jT-bl, a. Perceptible by the touch; palpable; capable of being po e ed or realized; readily apprehensible by the mind. — Tangibil'ity, n. Quality of being, etc.