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tangential
01
not or barely relevant to something
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most tangential
Comparative
more tangential
gradable
domain
relevance, logic, discourse
Examples
His comments about vacation plans were tangential to the discussion on budget cuts.
02
referring to a line or motion that just touches the surface of an object at a single point
Examples
As the wheel rotated, he observed its tangential movement at the outer edge.
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