English Explanatory Dictionary

tangential

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something.
  2. Merely touching, positioned as a tangent.
  3. Only indirectly related.

Pronunciation

/tænˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡ʃəl/ en-us-tangential.ogg en-au-tangential.ogg

Word forms

tangential more tangential most tangential

Etymology

From tangent + -ial.

Synonyms

tangent

Related words

tangent tangental

Derived words

bitangential equitangential nontangential tangentiality tangentialize tangentially tangential triangle tangential velocity untangential
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