tangential
/tænˈdʒɛnʃəl/
adjective
- Only slightly related to the main topic; not directly relevant.
- The report included some tangential information that wasn't necessary.
- She made a tangential point that didn't address the main issue.
- His comment was only tangential to the discussion.
- Relating to or moving along a tangent; touching a curve or surface at a single point.
- The tangential force caused the object to fly off the edge.
- The car went into a tangential skid on the icy curve.
- We measured the tangential velocity of the spinning wheel.
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