tangential
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tan·gen·tial
(tăn-jĕn'shəl) 
also tan·gen·tal (-jĕn'tl)
adj.
tangentially tan·gen'tial·ly adv.
also tan·gen·tal (-jĕn'tl)adj.
- Of, relating to, or moving along or in the direction of a tangent.
- Merely touching or slightly connected.
- Only superficially relevant; divergent: a tangential remark.
tangentially tan·gen'tial·ly adv.
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tangential
adjective
- Marked by or given to digression: digressive, discursive, excursive, parenthetic, parenthetical, rambling. See approach/retreat.
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tangential
IN BRIEF: adj. - Of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a diverging point adj. - Of superficial relevance if any.
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categories related to 'tangential'
- Dimensions and Directions - tangential: (adj) digressing suddenly from one course and turning to another
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Tangential
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tangential-, tangerende
Nederlands (Dutch)
zijdelings, oppervlakkig
Français (French)
adj. - tangentiel, (fig) secondaire
Deutsch (German)
adj. - Tangential-, nebensächlich
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εφαπτόμενος, της εφαπτομένης
Italiano (Italian)
tangenziale
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - tangencial
Русский (Russian)
отклоняющийся от темы
Español (Spanish)
adj. - tangencial
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tangentiell, tangential-, ovidkommande, som hoppar från det ena till det andra
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
切线的, 正切的, 相切的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 切線的, 正切的, 相切的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 접선의, 접하는, 접선에 따라 작용하는
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 接線の, 正接の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) منحرف, تماسي, مماس,
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - סוטה, נוגע, משיק
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