The state of being tangent; an instance of (something) being tangent.

(nautical) A petty officer who assists the gunner.

purple; used to designate certain brilliant purple-red compounds of cobaltic chloride and ammonia, similar to the roseocobaltic compounds

(chiefly in the plural) One of a mass of dried precooked noodles fused with oil, usually soaked in boiling water for a few minutes before being eaten.