tangentの意味は？

tangentの意味 - n. 接線, タンジェント

noun

R

A line that touches a curve at one point but does not cross it.

As they walked around the park, they noticed the path ran straight like a tangent just skimming the edge of the circular pond.

彼らが公園を散歩していたとき、彼らは道が円形の池の端に沿ってわずか掠めるような、直線状に広がっていることに気づきました。

R

In a right-angled triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the side next to it.

In math class, they learned that the tangent of an angle describes how steep it is.

数学の授業で、彼らは角度のタンジェントがどれだけ急な傾斜を示すかを学びました。