Tangential...
11tangential — tan|gen|tial [tænˈdʒenʃəl] adj formal tangential information, remarks etc are only related to a particular subject in an indirect way tangential to ▪ The matter you raise is rather tangential to this discussion. >tangentially adv …
12tangential — tangentiality, n. tangentially, tangentally, adv. /tan jen sheuhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent. 2. merely touching; slightly connected: tangential information. 3. divergent… …
13tangential — adjective /tænˈdʒɛn.tʃəl,tænˈdʒɛnt.ʃəl,tænˈdʒɛn.ʃəl/ a) Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something. The meteor came in on a tangential orbit and exploded about 8 or 10 miles above the earths surface, just south of the Arctic Circle… …
14tangential — adj. (formal) incidental tangential to * * * [tæn dʒenʃ(ə)l] (formal) [ incidental ] tangential to …
15tangential — adjective 1 formal tangential information, comments etc are only indirectly related to a particular subject 2 formal tangential lines, roads etc move or go out in different directions; divergent 3 technical like a tangent tangentially adverb …
16tangential — Tangenten...; Tangential... * * * tan|gen|ti|al 〈Adj.〉 eine Kurve od. gekrümmte Fläche berührend [zu Tangente] * * * tan|gen|ti|al <Adj.> (Math.): eine gekrümmte Fläche od. Linie berührend: eine e Fläche. * * * tan|gen|ti|al <Adj.>… …
17tangential — tan|gen|tial [ tæn dʒenʃəl ] adjective 1. ) VERY FORMAL only slightly related to what you are doing, discussing, or thinking about 2. ) TECHNICAL something such as a line that is tangential to something touches its edge but does not pass through… …
18tangential — UK [tænˈdʒenʃ(ə)l] / US [tænˈdʒenʃəl] adjective 1) very formal only slightly related to what you are doing, discussing, or thinking about 2) maths something such as a line that is tangential to something touches its edge but does not pass through …
19tangential — tan•gen•tial [[t]tænˈdʒɛn ʃəl[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent 2) incidental; peripheral 3) divergent or digressive: tangential remarks[/ex] • Etymology: 1620–30 tan•gen… …
20tangential — tan|gen|tial adj., t, e (som vedrører tangenten i forhold til en kurve), i sms. tangential , fx tangentialkraft …
