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   tangential

   /tanˈdʒɛn(t)ʃl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or along a tangent: "a tangential line"
   • 2. diverging from a previous course or line; erratic: "tangential thoughts"
   • ▪ hardly touching a matter; peripheral: "the reforms were tangential to efforts to maintain a basic standard of life"

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   • Get a quick, free translation! TANGENTIAL definition: 1. of or along a tangent 2. (of a subject or activity) different from or not directly connected…. Learn more.

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   What is the adjective form of 'tangential'?

   • The adjective form of 'tangential' is pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent. It can also mean merely touching; slightly connected or divergent or digressive, as from a subject under consideration.

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   What does the term 'tangential' mean in geometry?

   • In geometry, a tangent (n) is a straight line that touches the outside of a curve but does not cross it. The term 'tangential (adj.)' refers to having only a slight or indirect connection with something.

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   • tangential information. tangential remarks. tending to digress or to reply to questions obliquely. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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   What is tangential remark?

   • 1. Of, relating to, or moving along or in the direction of a tangent. 2. Merely touching or slightly connected. 3. Only superficially relevant; divergent: a tangential remark. tan·gen′ti·al′i·ty (-shē-ăl′ĭ-tē) n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   Tangential means of or along a tangent, or different from or not directly connected with something. Learn more about the word, its usage, and related terms with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   If you describe something as tangential, you mean that it has only a slight or indirect connection with the thing you are concerned with, and is therefore not worth considering seriously.

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   In geometry, a tangent is a line that touches a curve in one spot but doesn't intersect it anywhere else. Tangential means something that goes off in one direction that way and doesn't return. People can feel tangential — as though they're inessential and not relevant to a larger group.