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tangential in Spanish

tangential in Spanish is tangencial — tangential means relating to a tangent, or moving along a tangent to something.

tangential in Spanish

tangencial
adj

What does "tangential" mean?

  1. adj Relating to a tangent, or moving along a tangent to something.
    "The meteor came in on a tangential orbit and exploded about 8 or 10 miles above the earth's surface, just south of the Arctic Circle."
  2. adj Touching only slightly, the way a tangent line does.
  3. adj Connected only in a minor or indirect way.
    "That subject is tangential to our discussion, and we cannot let it distract us."
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tangential in a sentence

  • The meteor came in on a tangential orbit and exploded about 8 or 10 miles above the earth's surface, just south of the Arctic Circle.
  • That subject is tangential to our discussion, and we cannot let it distract us.

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What is "tangential" in Spanish?
"tangential" in Spanish is tangencial. tangential means: Relating to a tangent, or moving along a tangent to something.
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