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tangential - Dictionary definition and meaning for tangential

TANGENTIAL

  • (adj.) of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent

    "tangential forces"

  • (adj.) of superficial relevance if any

    "a digressive allusion to the day of the week", "a tangential remark"

    synonyms : digressive

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Mnemonics for tangential

  • (Tag: ) Word Tangent(ial) taken from maths. A tangent is a line that touches a circle with a 90`degree angle. So the meaning comes from there only slightly connected, not central, preipheral.

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  • (Tag: ) : a TANGENT touches a circle at exactly 1 pt, so meaning is SLIGHTLY CONNECTED, after touching circle it moves AWAY FROM NORMAL(PERPENDICULER i.e., radius), so AWAY FORM NORMAL OR CORRECT PATH

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  • (Tag: digress) tangent also deviates from centre point of circle

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  • (Tag: ) Tangential - Take it as Tangent which is Divergent, meaning, scattered or dispersed.

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