tangential Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite of superficial relevance if any
    digressive.
    • a digressive allusion to the day of the week
    • a tangential remark
  2. adjective of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent
    • tangential forces

WordNet

Tan*gen"tial adjective
Definitions
  1. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent.

Webster 1913