nontangential

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adjective

Not tangential.

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Meanings

adjectivenontangential (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsNot tangential.

Origin

From non- + tangential.

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Cite this entry
APA

nontangential. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nontangential

MLA

“nontangential.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nontangential. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nontangential,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nontangential.

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