TANGENTIAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does tangential mean? • TANGENTIAL (adjective)
The adjective TANGENTIAL has 2 senses:
1. of superficial relevance if any
2. of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent
Familiarity information: TANGENTIAL used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TANGENTIAL (adjective)
Meaning:
Of superficial relevance if any
Synonyms:
digressive; tangential
Context examples:
a digressive allusion to the day of the week / a tangential remark
Similar:
irrelevant (having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue)
Meaning:
Of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
tangential forces
Pertainym:
tangent (a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point)
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