tangential
ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಕ ಅನುಪಾತದ
definition
adjective
a tangential line
of, relating to, or along a tangent.
example
It is hard to believe that a theologian so bent on providing justification for preemptive armed conflict would find a theological account of violence 'tangential' to the question of war.
If you are located near the very edge of the eclipse track the apparent disks of the Sun and the Moon glide along the same 'tangential' line.
Thin-sections were made in the transverse, radial, and 'tangential' planes.
Second, we have examined perturbations in a normal rather than a 'tangential' direction along the limit cycle.
This story is 'tangential' to the subject I intended to approach, which is the true subject of my teenage crush.
The surface of the cap of each fungiform structure is either 'tangential' , or slightly inclined, to the surface of the carapace.
Reducing pollution is 'tangential' to the argument and simply serves to confuse the principles upon which debate should be based.
He continues to work as an environmental biologist - less 'tangential' to his career as a writer than it might appear.
Unfortunately, his name is often most closely identified with these works that actually are only 'tangential' to his primary concerns.
In yet another construction, an annular cylinder block supports a pair of opposed weighted lever arms and sample support bushings in 'tangential' contact with a rotor surface.
When we overlay Figure 4.2 onto Figure 4.1, we will see that the budget constraint will be 'tangential' to some I-curves and cut across other I-curves.
If your Web site is only 'tangential' to the success of your business, or if a core business activity is supported by it but not reliant on it, then ultimately the satisfaction of the end user is moot.
The skilled person in 1980 would understand that the effect of the frusto-conical cone is to reduce the diameter of the vortex and consequentially increase the 'tangential' velocity of the particles as they pass down the cone?
In fact, it's often the opposite: Speakers and participants regularly maintain that it's precisely because the event is so 'tangential' to their daily lives that the event is so important to them.
If a log were a perfect cylinder with uniformly thick growth layers, the figure on the surfaces of boards cut in 'tangential' planes would be parallel markings.
So, if planes A and D are tangential, how can planes C and B be 'tangential' ?
Though 'tangential' to the main thesis, this book also serves as an excellent briefing for the general reader on the often uninspiring and sometimes off-putting technical language of the financial world.
Despite a number of 'tangential' references to the shady dealings of American corporations in the Balkans and their connections to organized crime, I have not yet seen a serious and comprehensive analysis of this interesting subject.
The focus of almost the entire chapter is on adolescent childbearing, a topic that I consider somewhat 'tangential' to romance.
In Chinese, each different 'tangential' reference to the topic presents the idea from a different indirect perspective; however, the topic is never presented directly in the text or in the conclusion.
Barreto did a fair job of explaining the process of making this movie, but he often got sidetracked onto more 'tangential' anecdotes.
The second exception comes into play if the rationale underlying the patent holder's argument bears only a 'tangential' relation to the equivalent.
These are all important matters but they are 'tangential' to the most central objectives of school education, namely teaching and learning.
He makes the case for the artist as the most influential post-war musical artist, certainly more so than Elvis, who was influential for reasons 'tangential' to the actual music.
This leads to a misleading perception that the subject has a lot to do with PDEs, which - while important - are ultimately only a 'tangential' element of the theory and its applications.
He generally relates the story in chronological fashion, but, like many storytellers, he often stops to present 'tangential' information about a new character or situation.
In this case we deal with the situation of a local 'tangential' force applied to the surface of a large body.
This may seem 'tangential' to design, but I would argue that the models we use to develop new technologies actually help constitute our experience of the social.
I don't have any suggestions for places, but thought I'd offer some 'tangential' information: there are all kinds of prenatal massages, so make sure you get all the info beforehand.
However, the authors operate under some of the same constraints listed above by interpreting statistically weak treatments 'tangential' to the context of demographic and population models.
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