tangentialEnglish → SpanishOxford English–Spanishtangential /AmE tænˈdʒɛn(t)ʃəl , BrE tanˈdʒɛnʃ(ə)l / adjective 1 (Mathematics) tangencial2 (peripheral) tangencial tangential comments comentarios mpl tangenciales or al margen this is tangential to the issue esto es tangencial al problema