Term: tangent: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
Broader: trigonometric function: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle | Unrelated: margin call: a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
Broader: trigonometric function: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle | Unrelated: pullulation: a rapid and abundant increase
Broader: trigonometric function: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle | Unrelated: double standard of sexual behavior: a code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women)
Broader: trigonometric function: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle | Unrelated: taskmistress: a woman taskmaster
Broader: trigonometric function: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle | Unrelated: pancreatic cancer: cancer of the pancreas
Broader: trigonometric function: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle | Unrelated: cling: fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
Broader: trigonometric function: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle | Unrelated: water milfoil: an aquatic plant of the genus Myriophyllum having feathery underwater leaves and small inconspicuous flowers
Broader: trigonometric function: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle | Unrelated: areola: small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
Broader: trigonometric function: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle | Unrelated: traffic island: a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians
Broader: trigonometric function: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle | Unrelated: blip: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface