tangential

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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 earth's surface, just south of the Arctic Circle.

Merely touching, positioned as a tangent

The archoplasm divides and forms a very large spindle which first lies tangential to the surface of the nucleus.

Only indirectly related

That subject is tangential to our discussion, we can't let it distract us.

of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent; "tangential forces
Tangent to a curve In circular motion, used to mean tangent to the circle, perpendicular to the radial direction Cf radial
{s} touching at a single point (Geometry); irrelevant, divergent
If you describe something as tangential, you mean that it has only a slight or indirect connection with the thing you are concerned with, and is therefore not worth considering seriously. Too much time was spent discussing tangential issues
Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent
in the same direction as If tie a stone to a string, and whirl it round in a circle, and then the string breaks, the stone will fly off in a tangential direction
If something is tangential to something else, it is at a tangent to it. point T, where the demand curve is tangential to the straight line L. tangential information, remarks etc are only related to a particular subject in an indirect way tangential to
Merely touching
A direction along the tangent of the rim, i e , following a straight line perpendicular to the radius Outer notes are usually oriented tangentially, i e , with their length axis pointing along the rim
of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark"
of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent; "tangential forces"
tangental
tangential bifurcation
In the mathematical area of bifurcation theory a saddle-node bifurcation or tangential bifurcation is a local bifurcation in which two fixed points (or equilibria) of a dynamical system collide and annihilate each other. The term 'saddle-node bifurcation' is most often used in reference to continuous dynamical systems. In discrete dynamical systems, the same bifurcation is often instead called a fold bifurcation. Another name is blue skies bifurcation in reference to the sudden creation of two fixed points
tangentially
In the direction of a tangent
tangentially
in passing; "touched on it tangentially"
tangentially
in a tangential manner
tangentially
in passing; "touched on it tangentially
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In a tangential manner or direction
tangential

    Hyphenation

    tan·gen·tial

    Turkish pronunciation

    täncençıl

    Pronunciation

    /tanˈʤenʧəl/ /tænˈʤɛnʧəl/

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