Word: tangents
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tan
gents
Definition: Plural of tangent; a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
Morphemes:
Affix: tangent
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tangentem
Language: la
Decoded: tangentem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: tangent
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).