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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tan•gen•tial (tan jen′shəl),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
Also, tan•gen•tal (tan jen′tl).USA pronunciation tan•gen′ti•al′i•ty, n. tan•gen′tial•ly, tan•gen′tal•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tangential /tænˈdʒɛnʃəl/ adj - of, being, relating to, or in the direction of a tangent
Also: transverse (of velocity) in a direction perpendicular to the line of sight of a celestial object- of superficial relevance only; digressive
tanˌgentiˈality n tanˈgentially, tanˈgentally adv |