cappy
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- Jul 5, 2022
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Hello, people of UsingEnglish. I am living in the UK trying to better my English. Some of my teachers say my English intermediate B1 level. Sorry for the introduction. I'm studying for the B2 level and I came across word 'tangential'. I've tried to figure out the meaning of the word, but I no understand. Please help.
Source: Vocabulary.com
"Tangential describes something that's not part of the whole. If you make a comment that is tangential to the story you're telling, it's a digression. The story could still be understood without it.
In geometry, a tangent is a line that touches a curve in one spot but doesn't intersect it anywhere else. Tangential means something that goes off in one direction that way and doesn't return. People can feel tangential — as though they're inessential and not relevant to a larger group"
I'm confused of word's meaning. Many meanings for this word like 'slightly connected or touching upon; incidental; peripheral' and 'superficially relevant; digressive or divergent' I want help please
Source: Vocabulary.com
"Tangential describes something that's not part of the whole. If you make a comment that is tangential to the story you're telling, it's a digression. The story could still be understood without it.
In geometry, a tangent is a line that touches a curve in one spot but doesn't intersect it anywhere else. Tangential means something that goes off in one direction that way and doesn't return. People can feel tangential — as though they're inessential and not relevant to a larger group"
I'm confused of word's meaning. Many meanings for this word like 'slightly connected or touching upon; incidental; peripheral' and 'superficially relevant; digressive or divergent' I want help please