Tangential — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of superficial relevance if any

of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tændʒˈɛnʃəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tandʒˈɛnʃəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tandʒˈɛnʃəl/

3 syllables Say it as /tændʒˈɛnʃəl/.

Examples

a digressive allusion to the day of the week
a tangential remark
tangential forces

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

digressive

Parts of Speech

adjective	of superficial relevance if any “a digressive allusion to the day of the week”
adjective	of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent “tangential forces”

Word Forms

tangent

noun

a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

tangentiel

de pertinence superficielle, le cas échéant

🇪🇸Spanish

tangencial

de relevancia superficial si la hubiere

🇮🇹Italian

tangenziale

di rilevanza superficiale, se presente

🇳🇱Dutch

tangentieel

van oppervlakkige relevantie, indien aanwezig

🇵🇹Portuguese

tangencial

de relevância superficial, se houver

🇷🇺Russian

касательный

поверхностного значения, если таковое имеется

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्पज्या का

सतही प्रासंगिकता, यदि कोई हो

🇧🇩Bengali

স্পর্শক

উপরিভাগের প্রাসঙ্গিকতা যদি থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

தொடுநிலை

ஏதேனும் இருந்தால் மேலோட்டமான பொருத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

టాంజెన్షియల్

ఏదైనా ఉంటే ఉపరితల ఔచిత్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पर्शिक

वरवरच्या प्रासंगिकतेचे असल्यास

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પર્શક

સુપરફિસિયલ સુસંગતતા જો કોઈ હોય તો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಕ

ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ಇದ್ದರೆ ಮೇಲ್ನೋಟಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പർശനാത്മകമായ

എന്തെങ്കിലും ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ ഉപരിപ്ലവമായ പ്രസക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪਰਸ਼

ਸਤਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਗਿਕਤਾ ਦਾ ਜੇਕਰ ਕੋਈ ਹੋਵੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹینجینٹل

سطحی مطابقت کا اگر کوئی ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

切向的

肤浅的相关性（如果有的话）

🇯🇵Japanese

接線方向

表面的な関連性があるとしても

🇰🇷Korean

접하는

피상적인 관련성이 있는 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếp tuyến

có liên quan bề ngoài nếu có

🇹🇭Thai

วงสัมผัส

ที่มีความเกี่ยวข้องอย่างผิวเผิน ถ้ามี

🇮🇩Indonesian

tangensial

relevansi dangkal jika ada

🇲🇾Malay

tangensial

perkaitan dangkal jika ada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تماسي

ذات أهمية سطحية إن وجدت

🇮🇷Persian

مماس

در صورت وجود ارتباط سطحی

🇹🇷Turkish

teğetsel

varsa yüzeysel ilgisi olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַשִׁיקִי

רלוונטיות שטחית אם בכלל

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