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 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。
• The angle of alpha will then be tangential to this point.
  α角将，与该点相切。
• 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。
• 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。
• To improve the flux of membrane distillation, a rotary tangential inflow method is used to enhance the mass transfer process, and its numerical simulation and mechanism study have done.
  为了提高膜蒸馏通量，使用了旋转切向入流的方式来强化传质过程，并对其作了深入的数值模拟和机理研究。
• The problems of deformation for shaft lining are investigated under arbitrary axisymmetric normal loads and tangential loads with end loads.
  对有限长立井井壁在任意轴对称的法向、切向以及端面荷载的共同作用下的变形问题作了分析研究。
• It was validated that the relationship between the side resistance of piles and the difference of tangential displacement between two sides of the pile-soil interface could be expressed by hyperbola.
  验证了桩侧阻力与接触面两侧切向位移差之间关系可以用双曲线表示。
• 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。
• Each of circular dishes is subjected to the action of a tangential force.
  每个圆盘都受到切向力的作用。
• Furthermore, having taken into account the effect of tangential distortion and gradient of the pixels, so this approach has a more widely application.
  而且，由于充分考虑了镜头切向畸变和像素倾斜角的影响，故适用范围更广。