tangential
Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to somethingReferring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something.
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» Even his everyday speech was an off-the-cuff, tangential, disjointed narrative.
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Examples
3 sentencesEven his everyday speech was an off-the-cuff, tangential, disjointed narrative.
The liquid flow submits the container to what we call tangential stress.
deDie Flüssigkeitsströmung lässt im Behälter das entstehen, was wir Tangentialspannung nennen. — al_ex_an_der
When left to my own devices, I tend to daydream and get lost in a series of tangential thought patterns.
Meaning
3 sensesReferring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something.
tangential
тангенциальныйtangencialʹnyj, касательныйkasatelʹnyj
Merely touching, positioned as a tangent.
tangential, streifend, berührend
касающийсяkasajuščijsja
Only indirectly related.
That subject is tangential to our discussion, and we cannot let it distract us.
nebensächlich
отклоня́ющийсяotklonjájuščijsja, имеющий слабое отноше́ниеimejuščij slaboje otnošénije
- of superficial relevance if any
- of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent
Forms
more tangential, most tangential| Comparative | more tangential Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most tangential Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- of superficial relevance if any:digressive
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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