Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [tan-jen-shuh l]
- /tænˈdʒɛn ʃəl/
- /ˈtæn.dʒənt/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [tan-jen-shuh l]
- /tænˈdʒɛn ʃəl/
Definitions of tangential word
- adjective tangential pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent. 1
- adjective tangential merely touching; slightly connected: tangential information. 1
- adjective tangential divergent or digressive, as from a subject under consideration: tangential remarks. 1
- adjective tangential tending to digress or to reply to questions obliquely. 1
- adjective tangential that diverges from main topic 1
- adjective tangential relating to a tangent 1
Information block about the term
Origin of tangential
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; tangent + -ial
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tangential
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tangential popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tangential usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tangential
adj tangential
- deviating — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- digressive — tending to digress; departing from the main subject.
- heteroclite — irregular or abnormal; anomalous.
adjective tangential
- aberrative — Descriptive of an object or measurement that has deviated or been knocked, momentarily and sharply, from the more dominant, normal or expected course or trajectory to which it either has or is expected to return in the longer term.
- detouring — Present participle of detour.
- digressing — to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc.
- diverging — Present participle of diverge.
- glancing — striking obliquely and bouncing off at an angle: a glancing blow.
Antonyms for tangential
adjective tangential
- instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
Top questions with tangential
- what is tangential acceleration?
- how to find tangential velocity?
- how to find tangential acceleration?
- what is tangential velocity?
- what is tangential speed?
- how to find tangential speed?
- what is tangential?
- what does tangential mean?
- what is tangential lighting?
- how to find tangential acceleration from radial acceleration?
- how to calculate tangential speed?
- what is tangential thinking?
- what is the meaning of tangential?
- what is tangential stress?
- how to calculate tangential velocity?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with t
- Words starting with ta
- Words starting with tan
- Words starting with tang
- Words starting with tange
- Words starting with tangen
- Words starting with tangent
- Words starting with tangenti
- Words starting with tangentia
- Words starting with tangential