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tangential

tan.gen.tial \tan-'jen-ch*l\ \-'jench-(*-)le-\ aj 1: of, relating to, or of 
   the nature of a tangent  2: acting along or lying in a tangent {~ forces}  
   3: DIVERGENT, DIGRESSIVE {~ comment}  - tan.gen.tial.ly av