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< tangent

tangent line >

tan·gen·tial

n-j

l) KEY also tan·gen·tal (-j

tl) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

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.

OTHER FORMS:
tan·genti·ali·ty (-sh

-t

) KEY (Noun), tan·gential·ly (Adverb)

Thesaurus: synonyms for tangential

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