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tangential definition

tan·gen·tial (tan jen′s̸həl)

adjective

  1. of, like, or in the direction of a tangent
  2. drawn as a tangent
  3. going off at a tangent; diverging or digressing
  4. merely touching a subject, not dealing with it at length

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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