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Tangential adj. (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.

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Etymology of 'Tangential'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Tangential" Quotes from Famous Books

... believing that, in consequence of the high tangential velocity, and consequent centrifugal force, acquired by the outer parts of the condensing nebulous mass, there must be a periodical detachment of rotating rings; and that, from the breaking up of these nebulous rings, there ...

— Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects - Everyman's Library • Herbert Spencer

... the tangential force that tends to cause skidding. W represents the weight of the vehicle in pounds, THETA the angle of superelevated surface c-d, with the horizontal c-a. R represents the radius of the curve upon which ...

— American Rural Highways • T. R. Agg

Words linked to "Tangential" : irrelevant, tangent, digressive