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tan·gen·tial

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n-j

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sh

l) KEY also tan·gen·tal (-j

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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

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l

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) KEY (Noun), tan·gential·ly(Adverb)

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