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tangential
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tangential
(adjective)
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tangential
/tæn
ˈ
ʤɛnʃəl/
adjective
tangential
/tæn
ˈ
ʤɛnʃəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of TANGENTIAL
1
formal
:
slightly or indirectly related to something
:
not closely connected to something
Their romance is
tangential
to the book's main plot.
a
tangential
point
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geometry
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relating to a tangent
:
in or along a tangent
tangential
force
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— tangentially
adverb
tangentially
related/involved
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