tangential

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /tænˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡ʃəl/    美 /tænˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡ʃəl/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Referring to a tangent, moving at 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. Merely touching, positioned as a tangent.
    — The archoplasm divides and forms a very large spindle which first lies tangential to the surface of the nucleus.
  3. Only indirectly related.
    — That subject is tangential to our discussion, and we cannot let it distract us.

词形变化

more tangential comparative most tangential superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
bitangential equitangential nontangential tangentiality tangentialize tangentially tangential triangle tangential velocity untangential
相关词
tangent tangental

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-
Proto-Italic *tangō
Latin tangō
Latin tangēns
Latin tangentembor.
English tangent
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisder.
Old French -ialder.
Middle English -ial
English -ial
English tangential
From tangent + -ial.
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