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What is the adjective for tangential?

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tangential
  1. Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something.
  2. Merely touching, positioned as a tangent.
  3. Only indirectly related.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The report achieved this balance by transforming a supposedly tangential discussion of national reputation into its central focus.”
      “Predominantly in the tangential walls, primary pit fields of high density are conspicuously labelled by aniline blue staining of callose.”
      “The gas is forced to spiral ever inwards towards the axis of the conical section with increasing tangential velocity.”
tangent
  1. (geometry) Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point.
  2. Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Water contact angle refers to the angle between the tangent plane of the liquid surface and the tangent plane of the solid surface at any point along the line of contact.”
      “Resist the urge to take the conversation on a tangent topic that is more related to your own life or experiences.”
tangental
  1. Dated form of tangential.
  2. Examples:
    1. “There had been aspirations, gorgeous and tangental as comets are.”
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