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Definition of tangential adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tangential

adjective

/tænˈdʒenʃl/

/tænˈdʒenʃl/

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(formal) having only a slight or indirect connection with something
- a tangential argument
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(geometry) of or along a tangent

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