Hyphenation of tangential

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word tangential? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

tan-gen-tial

Definitions of tangential:

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

Synonyms of tangential:

adj	digressive, irrelevant
adj	straight line

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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