tangental

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A form of tangential — Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English tangent ← Latin tangentem →
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Meanings

adjectivetangental (comparative more tangental, superlative most tangental)

comparative more tangental · superlative most tangental

  1. datedDated form of tangential.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*teh₂g-
  2. Proto-Italic*tangō
  3. Latintangō
  4. Latintangēns
  5. Latintangentem
  6. Englishtangent
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishtangental

From tangent + -al.

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APA

tangental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangental

MLA

“tangental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangental. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tangental,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangental.

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