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tan·gen·tial  audio  (tn-jnshl) KEY   also tan·gen·tal   (-jntl) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:
  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.


OTHER FORMS:
tan·genti·ali·ty   (-sh-l-t) KEY  (Noun), tan·gential·ly (Adverb)


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