English-Finnish translations for tangent

Definition of tangent

  • A a at a single without it there
  • A nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in with it
  • A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound
  • Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point

Examples

  • I believe we went off onto a tangent when we started talking about monkeys on unicycles at his retirement party.

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