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Definition of: tangential
(tan·jen′shəl) adjective
1. Of, pertaining to, or moving in the direction of a tangent.
2. Touching slightly.
3. Divergent. Also tan·gen′tal (-jen′təl).
—tan·gen′ti·al′i·ty (-shē·al′·ə·tē) noun
—tan·gen′tial·ly adverb
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