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- noun Plural form of
tangent .
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Examples
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And I have to say I really love the way you think in tangents and what ifs.
Guest Author: Julie James - Something About You Nalini Singh 2010
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Actually, not introducing tangents is the best way to avoid them.
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June 9th, 2008 at 4: 03 pm chunkdz: Actually, not introducing tangents is the best way to avoid them.
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Knowing to recognize avoidable tangents is a significant step in the right direction.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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Knowing to recognize avoidable tangents is a significant step in the right direction.
Let's talk tangents 2007
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As with everything involved in both art and composition, the use or avoidance of tangents is subjective.
Let's talk tangents 2007
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As with everything involved in both art and composition, the use or avoidance of tangents is subjective.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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I honestly had no idea it was improper to engage in tangents.
It’s not even a ‘Battle’ of the Signs. No contest. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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"I'll call the tangents, boy," Bud offered, swinging up through the belly hatch of the Flying Lab.
Tom Swift Jr And His Giant Robot Sklar, Richard 1954
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The equidistant pallet is so-called because the lockings are an equal distance from the center; sometimes it is also called the tangential escapement, on account of the unlocking taking place on the intersection of tangent AC with EB, and FB with AD, the tangents, which is the valuable feature of this form of escapement.
An Analysis of the Lever Escapement H. R. Playtner
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