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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tangential  \Tan*gen"tial\,  a.  (Geom.) 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  a  tangent;  in  the  direction  of  a  tangent. 
 
  {Tangential  force}  (Mech.),  a  force  which  acts  on  a  moving 
  body  in  the  direction  of  a  tangent  to  the  path  of  the 
  body,  its  effect  being  to  increase  or  diminish  the 
  velocity;  --  distinguished  from  a  normal  force,  which  acts 
  at  right  angles  to  the  tangent  and  changes  the  direction 
  of  the  motion  without  changing  the  velocity. 
 
  {Tangential  stress}.  (Engin.)  See  {Shear},  n.,  3. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tangential 
  adj  1:  of  superficial  relevance  if  any  "a  digressive  allusion  to 
  the  day  of  the  week";  "a  tangential  remark  [syn:  {digressive}] 
  2:  of  or  relating  to  or  acting  along  or  in  the  direction  of  a 
  tangent;  "tangential  forces" 




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