tangential
US /tænˈdʒɛnʃəl/
・UK /tænˈdʒenʃl/
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adj.AdjectiveLine of thought that is not related
Even the tangential characters are wittily drawn
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Global chip shortage: How microchips became one of the worlds most precious resources
- Okay, so maybe that last bit is a bit tangential, but you get the picture.
Okay, so maybe that last bit is a bit tangential, but you get the picture.
- Okay, so maybe that last bit is a bit tangential, but you get the picture.
Okay, so maybe that last bit is a bit tangential, but you get the picture.
Why the Marvel Cinematic Universe feels empty | Vox
- And every crossover that show had, no matter how tangential, would be in the snowglobe, and so on and so on, until you get almost 450 television shows in the same universe, in the same snowglobe.
And every crossover that show had, no matter how tangential, would be in the snowglobe, and so on and so on, until you get almost 450 television shows in the same universe, in the same snowglobe.
- And every crossover that show had, no matter how tangential, would be in the snow globe.
And every crossover that show had, no matter how tangential, would be in the snow globe.
William Ury, "Getting to Yes with Yourself" | Talks At Google
- This is maybe slightly tangential, but I think a lot of people are probably thinking about it here.
This is maybe slightly tangential, but I think a lot of people are probably thinking about it here.
- AUDIENCE: This is maybe slightly tangential,
AUDIENCE: This is maybe slightly tangential,
Why it's important to sleep, nap and be lazy (sometimes)
- They're stories that have a middle, beginning, and an end, but the middle part is so tangential that most listeners never get to the end.
They're stories that have a middle, beginning, and an end, but the middle part is so tangential that most listeners never get to the end.
- an end, but the middle part is so tangential that most listeners never get to the end.
an end, but the middle part is so tangential that most listeners never get to the end.
Will efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz open the door to a wider war in the region? | DW News
- Often, these were very tangential connections that the Houthis were making.
Often, these were very tangential connections that the Houthis were making.
- Often, these were very tangential connections that the Houthis were making.
Often, these were very tangential connections that the Houthis were making.
Market Talk: 'Doubts are creeping in' to the AI trade
- So that that seemed to be limitless too, and then tangential to that the demand for energy.
So that that seemed to be limitless too, and then tangential to that the demand for energy.
Epstein fallout panic: new details from a tense White House meeting
- Yeah, there's folks who have tangential associations with Jeffrey Epstein who are, you know, prominent fundraisers or prominent elected officials.
Yeah, there's folks who have tangential associations with Jeffrey Epstein who are, you know, prominent fundraisers or prominent elected officials.
Erdogan hosts NATO: A difficult, but indispensable ally? | DW News
- So those questions—questions related to the democratic health of a country, the liberty of its citizens, whether it's the rule of a man or the rule of law—are not tangential to the alliance.
So those questions—questions related to the democratic health of a country, the liberty of its citizens, whether it's the rule of a man or the rule of law—are not tangential to the alliance.
Centripetal force | Physics | Khan Academy
- So since our velocity vectors are along the directions of tangent lines, we say velocity is tangential to the path.
So since our velocity vectors are along the directions of tangent lines, we say velocity is tangential to the path.
- Even if a car is going in a random curve, if you look at its velocity vectors, you will see that it's tangential.
Even if a car is going in a random curve, if you look at its velocity vectors, you will see that it's tangential.
GWIC x Everything Compliance - Summer 2026
- Yeah, just a very tangential observation, because I think this is a good illustration of the many lessons that we're learning that don't fit squarely into one box.
Yeah, just a very tangential observation, because I think this is a good illustration of the many lessons that we're learning that don't fit squarely into one box.