tangential

• يصف ما له صلة سطحية أو غير مباشرة بالموضوع الرئيسي، أو ما ينحرف عن النقطة المركزية ويبتعد عنها.

Describes something that is only slightly related to the main topic or subject; diverging or digressing from the central point.

1. Slightly relatedC1formal

   Relating to or of the nature of a tangent; diverging from the main topic or course.

   بعيد الصلة

   • His comments were only tangential to the main discussion.
   • The professor made a tangential remark about ancient history.
   • We need to avoid tangential issues and focus on the core problem.

   المرادفاتdigressiveextraneousincidentalindirectirrelevantmarginalparentheticalperipheralsecondary

   الأضدادcentraldirectfocusedgermanepertinentrelevant

2. Divergent or peripheralC1formal

   Going off at a tangent; not directly relevant or central.

   جانبي

   • The report included some tangential information that was not necessary.
   • Her tangential thoughts often distracted the team from the agenda.
   • The conversation became tangential when they started discussing unrelated topics.

   المرادفاتdigressivedivergentextraneousincidentalirrelevantobliqueparentheticalperipheralunrelated

   الأضدادcentraldirectpertinentrelevant