tangential

Meaning

1. Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something.
2. Merely touching, positioned as a tangent.
3. Only indirectly related.

Synonyms

digressive

contingency

extraneous

graze

immaterial

inessential

nonessential

peripheral

tangency

tangent

trifling

contact

straight-across-cut

Translations

tangenziale

tangential

tangencial

tangentiel

flüchtig

sprunghaft

tangencial

εφαπτομενικός

εφαπτόμενη

oppervlakkig

tangentieel

tangencial

teğet

تماسّي

teğet halindeki

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tænˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡ʃəl/

Etymology

From tangent + -ial.