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tangential

British pronunciation/tænd‍ʒˈɛnʃə‍l/
American pronunciation/tænˈdʒɛnʃəɫ/
tangential
[ADJECTIVE]
1

not or barely relevant to something

synonyms : digressive
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2

referring to a line or motion that just touches the surface of an object at a single point

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Examples
1. So its momentum is tangential to the circle.
2. So the force is all tangential to the direction of rotation.
3. So the force is all tangential to the direction of rotation.
4. This field is a tangential field.
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