tangents

英 [ˈtændʒənts]

美 [ˈtændʒənts]

n. 切线; 正切
tangent的复数

柯林斯词典

切线
Atangentis a line that touches the edge of a curve or circle at one point, but does not cross it.
PHRASE 突然偏离原来的思路;突然离题
If someonegoes off at a tangent, they start saying or doing something that is not directly connected with what they were saying or doing before.
1. The conversation went off at a tangent.
  交谈突然偏离了正题。

双语例句

If the seams are still present with these settings, enable Split tangents across UV seams.
如果这些设置仍然存在接缝，启用切分切线。
As a writer who had always been much to fond of parentheses and footnotes, I found this opportunity to go off on tangents irresistible.
作为一名总是过度痴迷于各种小伎俩和注释的作者，我发现这是一个难以抵抗的偏离主题的机会。
On the problem that the area of a curve of second degree with its two tangents is constant
二次曲线与其任意两条切线所围面积为定常值的问题研究
Is import of tangents supported by this importer.
通过导入器是否支持切线导入。
A pair of cylindrical helix splines which are G1-jointed can interpolate two given end-points and their tangents, and fit several needs of design, such as to approximate two end-points normal directions of the double cylindrical helix segment, to smooth resulting curves, etc.
一对G1拼接的圆柱螺线段可插值空间两端点位矢和单位切矢，且可适应不同的设计要求，如逼近在双圆柱螺线段两端点处的主法矢，使曲线光顺等。
This will help keep meetings focused and prevents others from going on tangents.
这有助于使会议讨论更加集中，避免离题。
We don't have any of this kind of stuff in the synoptics of Jesus just going off on tangents for paragraphs at a time and talking for a whole chapter sometimes.
在符类福音中是没有这种东西的，有时就是大段大段的话，甚至整章都是他说的话。
It is a special form of freeway that there is no baseline between two intersection points of compound curve but a cross connect with the tangents of two circular curves.
复曲线两交点间未设置基线而采用两圆曲线的切线交叉连接，是高速公路中较特殊线路形式。
Once these tangents which play the role of support and resistance are broken, it is an action signal.
这些起着支撑线和压力线作用的切线一旦被突破，就是我们采取行动的信号。
With a bit more effort, techies could also compute ratios, inverses, sines, cosines and tangents.
如果再多花点功夫，这些科技高手还能算出比例、数、弦、弦和正切等值。