Tangent is a line that nbsp; plays to a curve nbsp; nbsp; or a girth only on a point of the same. Figuratively, it says "Tangentially" when a topic or issue is touched very briefly as passing, without integrating or altering the story or theme and without assigning greater importance. nbsp; "When he was telling the virtues and ability of the candidate, only referred tangentially to a personal problem that had been in the past". nbsp;
