TANGENT — 7 letter word
tangent
The word tangent has 7 letters: T, A, N, G, E, N, T. It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "a ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle".
7 letter word "tangent": T A N G E N T — noun
Scrabble score: 8 Words With Friends: 11
Letter Analysis of tangent
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| G | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
2 vowels, 5 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of tangent
noun
- a ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle "I used the tangent of the sides to calculate the length of the hypotenuse."
- a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point "The tangent touched the arc at its apex."
- a topic that is related, but not the same as, an original topic "I was told to talk about boats, but I went on a tangent about trade winds."