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tangential 2

adjectivedomain: adj relation

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent

Examples

Derivationally related form

noun

ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

noun

a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point

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