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tangential

adjective

1 tangential

Of superficial relevance if any:
— A tangential remark.

synonym: digressive.

Roget 199: contiguous; touching etc. v.; in contact etc. n.; conterminous, end to end, osculatory; pertingent; tangential.    hand to hand; ... show more

2 tangential

Of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent.


Moby thesaurus: approaching, asymptotic, brushing, centripetal, centrolineal, concurrent, confluent, confocal, connivent, contacting, contingent, converging, digressive, divergent, extraneous, focal, glancing, grazing, impingent, impinging ... show more.

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