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tan·gen·tial

(tăn-jĕn′shəl) also tan·gen·tal (-jĕn′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·gen′ti·al′i·ty (-shē-ăl′ĭ-tē) n.

tan·gen′tial·ly adv.

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tangential

(tænˈdʒɛnʃəl)

adj

1. (Mathematics) of, being, relating to, or in the direction of a tangent

2. (Astronomy) astronomy Also: transverse (of velocity) in a direction perpendicular to the line of sight of a celestial object. Compare radial⁶

3. of superficial relevance only; digressive

tanˌgentiˈality n

tanˈgentially, tanˈgentally adv

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tan•gen•tial

(tænˈdʒɛn ʃəl)

adj.

1. pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.

2. incidental; peripheral.

3. divergent or digressive: tangential remarks.

[1620–30]

tan•gen`ti•al′i•ty (-ʃiˈæl ɪ ti) n.

tan•gen′tial•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	tangential - of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark" digressive irrelevant - having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "an irrelevant comment"; "irrelevant allegations"
	2.	tangential - of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent; "tangential forces"

tangential

adjective

Marked by or given to digression:

digressive, discursive, excursive, parenthetic, parenthetical, rambling.

Translations

tangenziale

tangential

[tænˈdʒenʃəl] ADJ → tangencial

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tangential

adj (Math) → tangential; this is merely tangential to the problem → dies berührt das Problem nur am Rande

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tangential

[ˌtænˈdʒɛnʃəl] adj (frm) → marginale

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tangential

adj (psych) tangencial

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The Mixtron BB mixer series of rubber internal intensive mixers offers a variety of tangential and intermeshing rotors, allowing customers to choose the best rotor type for mixing their products.

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It is well known that the dimensional stabilities of wood in the tangential and radial sections are different: normally, tangential shrinkage is about twice as great as radial (Simpson and TenWolde 1999).

Characterizing Star-sawn Pattern--Produced and Orthogonally Glued Specimens of Southern Pine

The changes of normal force between particles reflect the friction resistance changes, and the changes of tangential force between particles reflect the sliding ability changes, which can all indirectly reflect characteristics of the particle motion in the screw feeder.

Contact Forces in a Screw Feeding Process

Their results showed that tangential stress, tangential strain, and displacements are higher at the inner surface and internal radial pressure strongly affects the radial stresses and radial strain.

Numerical and Analytical Calculations for Modeling and Designing Drilling Wicks or Rotary Cutters Based of Functionally Graded Materials

There are three common methods used in such systems; moving belts, distributed suction, and tangential blowing.

On the Effects of Wind Tunnel Floor Tangential Blowing on the Aerodynamic Forces of Passenger Vehicles

The dorsal tangential view has recently received attention as an intraoperative fluoroscopic imaging technique that may better detect dorsal radius screw penetration [2, 5-7].

Comparing Dorsal Tangential and Lateral Views of the Wrist for Detecting Dorsal Screw Penetration after Volar Plating of Distal Radius Fractures

Our previously published papers [7-9] had found that the Q-value calculated by [r.sub.s] is significantly different from that by tangential radius of curvature ([r.sub.t]) for normal emmetropic eyes and demonstrated that Q-value calculation by [r.sub.t] can provide more accurate Q-values than that by [r.sub.s].

Comprehensive Evaluation of Anterior Corneal Change in Asphericity Calculated by the Tangential Radius of Curvature after LASIK

We obtain under the law of pairing shear stresses, that tangential stresses in the cross section are shear stresses, which arise in the longitudinal sections.

Influence of manufacturing quality of laminated core on a turbogenerator exploitation term

The responses investigated were the tangential force and radial forces are shown in Table.3.

Simultaneous optimization of cutting force on cryogenic treated insert in turning of AISI4340 steel using desirability function approach

It is also provided with a user friendly touch screen, an adaptable exit; a simple folder that can be used also as a tangential rolling up device, the machine allows a perfect tangential rolling.

Ferraro: OCS One compacting solution

Neuronal migration has been classified into radial migration and tangential migration.

From migration to settlement: the pathways, migration modes and dynamics of neurons in the developing brain

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