TANGENTIAL


Meaning of TANGENTIAL in English

— tangentiality , n. — tangentially, tangentally , adv.

/tan jen"sheuhl/ , adj.

1. pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.

2. merely touching; slightly connected: tangential information.

3. divergent or digressive, as from a subject under consideration: tangential remarks.

4. tending to digress or to reply to questions obliquely.

Also, tangental /tan jen"tl/ .

[ 1620-30; TANGENT + -IAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .