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tan·gen·tial (t

n-j

l) also tan·gen·tal (-j

tl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or moving along or in the direction of a tangent.

2. Merely touching or slightly connected.

3. Only superficially relevant; divergent: a tangential remark.

tan·genti·ali·ty (-sh

-t

) n.

tan·gential·ly adv.

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