Definition of Tangential. Meaning of Tangential. Synonyms of Tangential

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Definition of Tangential

Tangential
Tangential Tan*gen"tial, a. (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.

Meaning of Tangential from wikipedia

- a point Tangent cone Tangent lines to circles Tangent vector Tangential angle Tangential component In "Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis" (Acta Eruditorum...
- Tangential speech or tangentiality is a communication disorder in which the train of thought of the speaker wanders and shows a lack of focus, never returning...
- Tangential speed is the speed of an object undergoing circular motion, i.e., moving along a circular path. A point on the outside edge of a merry-go-round...
- In Euclidean geometry, a tangential quadrilateral (sometimes just tangent quadrilateral) or cir****scribed quadrilateral is a convex quadrilateral whose...
- the vehicle in its current direction of motion is called a linear (or tangential during circular motions) acceleration, the reaction to which the p****engers...
- In Euclidean geometry, a tangential polygon, also known as a cir****scribed polygon, is a convex polygon that contains an inscribed circle (also called...
- In geometry, the tangential angle of a curve in the Cartesian plane, at a specific point, is the angle between the tangent line to the curve at the given...
- engineering and protein purification, cross-flow filtration (also known as tangential flow filtration) is a type of filtration (a particular unit operation)...
- In Euclidean geometry, a tangential trapezoid, also called a cir****scribed trapezoid, is a trapezoid whose four sides are all tangent to a circle within...
- coordinates, and may be called the homogeneous tangential equation of the enveloped curve. Tangential equations are useful in the study of curves defined...