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tangential
[ tan-jen-shuhl ]
/ tĂŠnËdÊÉn ÊÉl /
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adjective
pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
merely touching; slightly connected: tangential information.
divergent or digressive, as from a subject under consideration: tangential remarks.
tending to digress or to reply to questions obliquely.
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Rarely tan·gen·tal [tan-jen-tl]. /tĂŠnËdÊÉn tl/.
OTHER WORDS FROM tangential
tan·gen·ti·al·i·ty [tan-jen-tee-al-i-tee], /tĂŠnËdÊÉn tiËĂŠl ÉȘ ti/, nountan·gen·tial·ly, adverbnon·tan·gen·tial, adjectiveun·tan·gen·tial, adjectiveWords nearby tangential
Tange, tangelo, tangency, tangent, tangent galvanometer, tangential, tangentially, tangential motion, tangent line, tangent plane, tangerine
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British Dictionary definitions for tangential
tangential
/ (tĂŠnËdÊÉnÊÉl) /
adjective
of, being, relating to, or in the direction of a tangent
Also: transverse astronomy (of velocity) in a direction perpendicular to the line of sight of a celestial objectCompare radial (def. 6)
of superficial relevance only; digressive
Derived forms of tangential
tangentiality, nountangentially or tangentally, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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