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TANGENT

7 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 5 pts
Big 5 pts
Super Big 5 pts

TANGENT is a valid 7-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 5 in Classic, 5 in Big, and 5 in Super Big Boggle.

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noun
  1. A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.
  2. A function of an angle that gives the ratio of the sine to the cosine, in either the real or complex numbers. Symbols: tan, tg.
  3. A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it.
    • I believe we went off onto a tangent when we started talking about monkeys on unicycles at his retirement party.
  4. A visual interaction between two or more lines or edges that creates a perceived relationship between them, often in a way that the artist did not intend.
  5. A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound.
adjective
  1. Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point.
  2. Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic.
  3. Straight; not horizontally curved.
    • The collision occurred on a two-mile stretch of tangent track.