tangential

How To Use tangential In A Sentence

• So much the better if you have a cache of slightly obscure references that you can dispense, especially if these bear only tangential relationship to what you are discussing.
• In a number of orchid species, the outer tangential walls of short cells have numerous wall ingrowths that greatly expand the surface area of the plasma membrane and, thus, resemble transfer cells.
• The second exception comes into play if the rationale underlying the patent holder's argument bears only a tangential relation to the equivalent.
• In this case we deal with the situation of a local tangential force applied to the surface of a large body.
• Over the years I'd become accustomed to Molly and her tangential thinking. THE MANANA MAN
• 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.
• Tangential factoids, unrhymed chiming, and wanton speculation: New York Times book reviewer Michiko Kakutani is somehat, er, somewhat known for her frequent use of the word limn, apparently it's an inside joke among writers and critics. Languagehat.com: THE PERILS OF A FANCY VOCABULARY.
• Unfortunately, his name is often most closely identified with these works that actually are only tangential to his primary concerns.
• By juxtaposing these elements, he not only achieves a variety in his compositions, but also employs means provided by a stark contrast in his experience as a tangentially urbanised painter.
• So, if planes A and D are tangential, how can planes C and B be tangential?