tangential
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Tangential acceleration at is directly related to the angular acceleration α and is linked to an increase or decrease in the velocity, but not its direction.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Writer Becky Lang has written about this phenomenon for The Tangential.
From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2015
Tangential entries cause the warm moist air to spin as it rises forming an anchored convective vortex.
From Forbes • Dec. 17, 2012
Tangential action does not, however, necessarily imply a force of the latter kind.
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John
Tangential: set in or meeting at a tangent; applied to ornamentation and processes.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Vocabulary lists containing tangential
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Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "T"
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