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tangental, a.|tænˈdʒɛntəl|
[f. tangent n. + -al1.]
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a tangent; = next, 1. Hence tanˈgentally adv.
1849H. Miller Footpr. Creat. x. 109 Nor are the openings of the medullary rays frequent in the tangental section. 1856Dove Logic Chr. Faith i. ii. ii. §1. 91 These motions..are the result of two somethings, one of which is tangental, the other centripetal. 1867J. Hogg Microsc. i. iii. 207 They are sometimes called the horizontal, vertical and tangental. 1891Cent. Dict., Tangentally. |