- 1. a. Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent. Source: opted
- 2. adj. of superficial relevance if any Source: wordnet
- 3. adj. of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent Source: wordnet
- 4. 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. Source: webster
- 5. Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent.Tangential force (Mech.), a force which acts on a moving body in thedirection of a tangent to the path of the body, its effect being toincrease or diminish the velocity; -- distinguished from a normalforce, which acts at right angles to the tangent and changes thedirection of the motion without changing the velocity.-- Tangential stress. (Engin.) See Shear, n., 3. Source: adambom
- 6. j:100 a. of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent Source: ecdict
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