adjective Date: 1630 of, relating to, or of the nature of a tangent, acting along or lying in a tangent , 3. divergent , digressive , touching lightly ; incidental , peripheral , ~ly adverb
TANGENTIAL
Meaning of TANGENTIAL in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012