tangential

英 [tænˈdʒenʃl]

美 [tænˈdʒenʃl]

adj.  稍微沾边的; 离题的; 不相干的; 正切的; 切线的

GRE医学

BNC.25726 / COCA.25263

牛津词典

adj.

• 稍微沾边的；离题的；不相干的
  having only a slight or indirect connection with sth
  1. a tangential argument
     牵强附会的论点
• 正切的；切线的
  of or along a tangent

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 关系不大的;不直接相干的
  If you describe something astangential, you mean that it has only a slight or indirect connection with the thing you are concerned with, and is therefore not worth considering seriously.
  1. Too much time was spent discussing tangential issues...
     太多的时间花在了讨论那些无关紧要的问题上。
  2. They thought the whole thing was a side-show, tangential to the real world of business.
     他们认为整件事情只是一个插曲，和真正的商界没有多大关系。
• ADJ 切线的;相切的
  If something istangential tosomething else, it is at a tangent to it.
  1. ...point T, where the demand curve is tangential to the straight line L.
     需求曲线和直线 L 相切之点 T
  2. ...the street tangential to the courthouse square.
     和法院大楼广场相切的那条大街

英英释义

adj

• of superficial relevance if any
  1. a digressive allusion to the day of the week
  2. a tangential remark
  Synonym:digressive
• of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent
  1. tangential forces

双语例句

• In this paper, difference method is used for solving tangential stress at the boundary on the basis of BEM.
  本文在边界元法分析的基础上，用差分法计算边界切向应力。
• Provide tangential nozzle design for level nozzles on the liquid sump.
  在液体排污箱上水平的接管提供切线方向接管设计。
• I give this pendulum a tangential speed.
  给这个单摆一个。
• Lines which are everywhere tangential to the direction of the flow of electric current are called streamlines.
  处处均与电流方向相切的曲线称为流线。
• First is to set aside several cases that are tangential to the main theme.
  首先抛开几个和主题无关的例子。
• Surface electroosmosis method can reduce coal tangential resistance, but the pole distribution affects the result of reducing resistance.
  表面电渗法可有效地减少煤的切向阻力，但电极分布对电渗效果有很大影响。
• For a small cover over a polytope, its equivariant cobordism class is determined by the tangential representation set.
  多面体上的小覆盖的等变配边类是由它的切表示集所决定的。
• A method of the determination of the tire side-slip characteristics, vertical and tangential stiffness and damping is given.
  提出了轮胎的侧偏特性、向和切向轮胎刚度阻尼的确定方法。
• The forces in operation have the form of lateral or tangential thrust.
  作用力的形式是侧向冲断或切向冲断。
• In tangential combustion system, the reheat steam temperature can be adjusted by changing burner nozzle angle to just the flame position.
  在切向燃烧系统中，通过改变燃烧器喷口的角度可以调节炉内火焰中心位置，可达到调节再热汽温的目的。