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Tangential   /tændʒˈɛntʃəl/   Listen
Tangential

adjective
1.
Of superficial relevance if any.  Synonym: digressive.  "A tangential remark"
2.
Of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent.





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"Tangential" Quotes from Famous Books



... Early Tendency to Eliminate Momentum. Light Machines Unstable. The Application of Power. The Supporting Surfaces. Area not the Essential Thing. The Law of Gravity. Gravity. Indestructibility of Gravitation. Distance Reduces Gravitational Pull. How Motion Antagonizes Gravity. A Tangent. Tangential Motion Represents Centrifugal Pull. Equalizing the Two Motions. Lift and Drift. Normal Pressure. Head Resistance. Measuring Lift and Drift. Pressure at Different Angles. Difference Between Lift and Drift in Motion. Tables of Lift and Drift. Why Tables of Lift and Drift ...
— Aeroplanes • J. S. Zerbe***


Words linked to "Tangential" :   digressive, irrelevant, tangent


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