tangent
/ˈtæn.d͡ʒənt/ adjective C2- Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point.
- Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic.
- Straight; not horizontally curved. · The collision occurred on a two-mile stretch of tangent track.
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