Crossword-Solution: TANGENTIAL
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Tangential | a. | Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent. |
We have 11 clues for the answer “TANGENTIAL”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Barely relevant | 1 answer |
| Slightly off topic | 1 answer |
| Slightly relevant | 1 answer |
| of or pertaining to the nature of a tangent | 1 answer |
| of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent | 1 answer |
| Hardly relevant | 2 answers |
| beside the point | 5 answers |
| digressive | 7 answers |
| Peripheral | 11 answers |
| Marginal | 15 answers |
| Sideline. | 17 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ETARE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with TANGENTIAL (5)
The only question is, does it pay the man who pays for the ad? MEREDITH--What do you mean? FRUEHLING--Did you ever consider the problem of what I call tangential advertising? By that I mean advertising that benefits your rival rather than yourself? Take an example.
The great feature of this principle is that it enables the car to be slung much closer to the envelope than would be possible with the tangential system on an envelope of this size.
Lilienthal was the first to discover this exceedingly important fact, which is fully set forth in his book, Bird Flight the Basis of the Flying Art, but owing to some errors in the methods he used in making measurements, question was raised by other investigators not only as to the accuracy of his figures, but even as to the existence of any tangential force at all.
Rotation of the cylinders in engines of this type is produced by the side pressure of the pistons on the cylinder walls, and in order to prevent this pressure from becoming abnormally large it is necessary to keep the weight of the piston as low as possible, as the pressure is produced by the tangential acceleration and retardation of the piston.
Tangential: 4.57 X 1.063 X 0.074 = - 0.359 pounds, which latter, being negative, is a propelling force.
Quotes with TANGENTIAL (3)
Oh, if only it were possible to find understanding,” Joseph exclaimed. “If only there were a dogma to believe in. Everything is contradictory, everything tangential; there are no certainties anywhere. Everything can be interpreted one way and then again interpreted in the opposite sense. The whole of world history can be explained as development and progress and can also be seen as nothing but decadence and meaninglessness. Isn’t there any truth? Is there no real and valid do…
If only there were a dogma to believe in. Everything is contradictory, everything is tangential; there are no certainties anywhere. Everything can be interpreted one way and then again interpreted in the opposite sense. The whole of world history can be explained as development and progress and can also be seen as nothing but decadence and meaninglessness. Isn't there any truth? Is there no real and valid doctrine?" Joseph Knect said to his Music Master "there is truth, my bo…
Thoroughly selfish individuals can be entirely happy. They will be unlikely to find life very meaningful. To such individuals, meaning often seems accidental, coincidental, or tangential … The reason this is so is that selfish people will find life meaningful only when they are not themselves; when they forget their selfish desires and act in a manner more consistent with agape (selfless love). Meaning seems accidental, coincidental or tangential to their lives because, by an…
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Appears in: CrosSynergy, NYT, USA TODAY.
Used 3 times in crossword archives (2002–2024).