Meaning Of The Word Subtangent

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Subtangent? Find Subtangent meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Subtangent Meaning

Subtangent Definition
Subtangent Definition

What's The Definition Of Subtangent?

subtangent in American English
the segment of the x-axis included between the ordinate of a given point on a curve and the tangent at that point
noun: the part of the x-axis cut off between the ordinate of a given point of a curve and the tangent at that point

subtangent in British English
noun: 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

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Musicology ‐ the systematized study of the science, history…
  • Glans ‐ the head, or end, of the penis; noun: any small…
  • Nonpolice ‐ adjective: not related to…
  • Stellarator ‐ a device shaped like the figure 8 used to investigate…
  • Dispersoid ‐ a colloidal system, as an emulsion, in which the…
  • SFC ‐ abbreviation: Sergeant…
  • Aposiopeses ‐ noun: the device of suddenly breaking off in the…
  • Dining kitchen ‐ noun: a room where meals are eaten…
  • Ship's boat ‐ noun: a boat for communication between ship and…
  • Amygdale ‐ noun: a vesicle in a volcanic rock, formed from…