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tangential

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TANGENTIAL

TANGENTIAL Tan *gen "tial, a. (Geom.)

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent. Tangential force (Mech. ), a force which acts on a moving body in the direction of a tangent to the path of the body, its effect being to increase or diminish the velocity; -- distinguished from a normal force, which acts at right angles to the tangent and changes the direction of the motion without changing the velocity. -- Tangential stress. (Engin. ) See Shear, n., 3.

 

TANGENTIALLY

TANGENTIALLY Tan *gen "tial *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In the direction of a tangent.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tangential

tan gen tial |tanˈjenCHəl tænˈʤɛn (t )ʃəl | adjective of, relating to, or along a tangent: a tangential line. diverging from a previous course or line; erratic: tangential thoughts. hardly touching a matter; peripheral: the reforms were tangential to efforts to maintain a basic standard of life. DERIVATIVES tan gen tial ly adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

tangential

tangential |tanˈdʒɛnʃ (ə )l | adjective 1 relating to or along a tangent: a tangential line. 2 diverging from a previous course or line; erratic: tangential thoughts. hardly touching a matter; peripheral: the reforms were tangential to efforts to maintain a basic standard of life. DERIVATIVES tangentially adverb

 

Duden Dictionary

tangential

tan gen ti al Adjektiv Mathematik |tangenti a l |eine gekrümmte Fläche oder Linie berührend eine tangentiale Fläche

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tangential

tan gen tial /tændʒénʃ (ə )l /形容詞 比較なし 1 かたく 〈情報などが 〉ほとんど無関係の, 本筋から脱線した ; 線路 道路が 〉分岐した .2 〘数 〙〈点 面が 〉 «…に » 接した, 接線の «to » .ly 副詞