Word: arctangent
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: arc
tan
gent
Definition: Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function. Symbol: arctan, tan-1
Morphemes:
Affix: arc-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form the names of inverse trigonometric functions, and the symbols for these functions.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: arcus
Language: la
Decoded: arcus
Meaning: bow, arc
Affix: tangent
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tangentem
Language: la
Decoded: tangentem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: tangent