Dictionary Entry
tangential
tangential is a 10-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent.
- 2adjective
of superficial relevance if any
"a digressive allusion to the day of the week"
"a tangential remark"
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- 3adjective
of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent
"tangential forces"
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