Mashik (משיק) means tangent in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַשִּׁיק
mashik
noun · masculine
In English
tangent
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mashik.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מתמטיקה ישר הנוגע בנקודה על עקומה כלשהי כאשר כיוונו זהה לכיוון של העקומה באותה נקודה.
The word Mashik is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַשִּׁיק
- Written without vowel points
- משיק
- Said
- mashik
- Root
- נ־ש־ק
- Pattern
- מַקְטִיל
- Gematria
- 450
This is how Mashik is said in other languages.
- English
- tangent
- Russian
- тангенс
- Spanish
- tangente
- German
- Tangente
These words rhyme with Mashik.
The word Mashik comes from the root נ־ש־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Mashik in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mashik.
What does Mashik (משיק) mean in Hebrew?
Mashik (משיק) means tangent. It is said mashik, with the stress on shik.
What rhymes with Mashik (משיק)?
Words that rhyme with Mashik (משיק) include חלקיק, נרתיק, תיק, עתיק, מסיק, and צדיק.
Is Mashik (משיק) masculine or feminine?
The word Mashik (משיק) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry משיק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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