tangentialadjective
uk/tænˈdʒen.ʃəl/us/tænˈdʒen.ʃəl/tangential adjective (OF TANGENT)
specialized mathematics of or along a tangent
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Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations
- angle of incidence
- antinode
- asymptote
- asymptotic
- axial
- corresponding angle
- erect
- horizontal
- oblique
- parallel
- plumb
- prominent
- reflection
- right angle
- secant
- slant
- supplementary angle
- tangent
- transversal
- vanishing point
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tangential adjective (INDIRECT)
(of a subject or activity) different from or not directly connected with the one you are talking about or doing:
a tangential issue
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Different and difference
- a breath of fresh air idiom
- a whole new ballgame idiom
- a world of difference idiom
- alternative
- another
- clash
- contrary
- differential
- distinction
- distinctive
- distorted
- diverge
- divergence
- divide
- otherwise
- permutation
- refreshing
- several
- step
- sundry
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