tangencial

Catalan

Etymology

From tangent +‎ -ial

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [təɲ.ʒən.siˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [taɲ.d͡ʒen.siˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [taɲ.ʒen.siˈal]

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Adjective

tangencial m or f (masculine and feminine plural tangencials)

1. tangential

Further reading

• “tangencial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tanxenˈθjal/ [t̪ãŋ.xẽn̟ˈθjal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /tanxenˈsjal/ [t̪ãŋ.xẽnˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: tan‧gen‧cial

Adjective

tangencial m or f (masculine and feminine plural tangenciales)

1. tangential

Derived terms

• tangencialmente

Related terms

• tangente

Further reading

• “tangencial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025