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tangential

[ tan-jen-shuhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

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.

tangential

/ tænˈdʒɛnʃəl /

of, being, relating to, or in the direction of a tangent
Alsotransverse astronomy (of velocity) in a direction perpendicular to the line of sight of a celestial object Compare radial
of superficial relevance only; digressive

First recorded in 1620–30; tangent + -ial

A tangential answer to your question would be, what am I proudest of?

Tangential characters are combined into composites or eliminated entirely; the same holds for certain events.

Once again the idea came from a tangential story she came across researching Unbroken.

“Many view the straw poll as almost tangential to all the happenings of CPAC,” said Republican political consultant Brian Donahue.

Four tangential slots (C) are cut into the perimeter of the pulley (B), and in each is a hardened steel roller (D).

He was positive there had been another section on top, shooting off at an angle, representing a problem in tangential stress.

He ran off tangential to orbit at escape velocity on a pattern that would probably run in a straight path to infinity.

But if it cannot get free, it is compelled to leave each new tangential direction, as soon as it has taken it.

In this escapement as delineated there is perfect tangential locking.

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