tangential

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    of superficial relevance if any
    of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent

Word Origin

tangential (adj.)
1620s, see tangent (adj.) + -ial. Figurative sense of "divergent, erratic" is from 1787; that of "slightly connected" is from 1825. Related: Tangentially.

Example

1. My remark was considered somewhat tangential .
2. It is tangential to our main objective .
3. Testing model for the tangential reinforcement of the plant root system .
4. Each of circular dishes is subjected to the action of a tangential force .
5. Tangential stresses of bodies in hertzian contact .

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