slalom vs tangent

slalom

noun
  • A course used for the sport of slalom. 

  • A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom. 

  • The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates. (Often used attributively) 

  • Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis. 

verb
  • To move in a slalom-like manner. 

  • To race in a slalom. 

tangent

noun
  • A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there. 

  • 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. 

  • A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it. 

  • A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound. 

  • 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. 

adj
  • Straight; not horizontally curved. 

  • Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point. 

  • Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic. 

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