English-German translation for "tangent"

"tangent" German translation

tangent
[ˈtændʒənt]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • sich berührend (to mit)
    tangent mathematics mathematics | Mathematik MathematikMATH
    tangent mathematics mathematics | Mathematik MathematikMATH
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  • to be tangent tosomething | etwas sth
    something | etwasetwas berühren
    to be tangent tosomething | etwas sth
tangent
[ˈtændʒənt]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Tangentefeminine | Femininum f
    tangent mathematics mathematics | Mathematik MathematikMATH
    tangent mathematics mathematics | Mathematik MathematikMATH
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  • Tangentefeminine | Femininum f
    tangent musical term | MusikMUS on clavichord
    tangent musical term | MusikMUS on clavichord
  • plötzliche Abweichung, plötzliches Ab-or | oder od Umschwenken
    tangent especially | besondersbesonders figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    tangent especially | besondersbesonders figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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  • at (or | oderod in, upon) a tangent
    mit plötzlich geändertem Kurs
    at (or | oderod in, upon) a tangent
  • to go (or | oderod fly) off at a tangent
    to go (or | oderod fly) off at a tangent
  • to go (or | oderod fly) off at a tangent figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    to go (or | oderod fly) off at a tangent figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • geradlinige Eisenbahnstrecke
    tangent railroad track American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    tangent railroad track American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
Wir haben sie auf die Tangente eines Winkels reduziert.
We've brought it down to the tangent of an angle.
Source: TED
Tangents macht einen Vorschlag, wie man die Reissubventionen in Malaysia ausbauen könnte:
Tangents has a proposal on how to strengthen rice subsidies in Malaysia:
Source: GlobalVoices
Und der Vorschlag einer Art Wirtschaftsregierung auf europäischer Ebene ist völlig abwegig.
And to propose a form of economic control at an EU level would mean going off at a tangent.
Source: Europarl
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