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English
Etymology
From tangential + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tænˈd͡ʒɛnʃi.əli/, /tænˈd͡ʒɛnʃəli/
Adverb
tangentially (comparative more tangentially, superlative most tangentially)
- In a tangential manner or direction.
2003, . B.C. Punmia, Ashok Kumar Jain, & Arun Kr. Jain, Basic Civil Engineering, →ISBN, page 79:Rift sawn planks shrink about one half of those cut tangentially, due to the restraining action of medullary rays. Also, rift sawn timber gives a harder wearing surface than the other and hence these may be used in flooring and other locations subjected to abrasive actions.
2007 July 12, Lisa Belkin, “Let’s Talk. Let Me Outline the Ways.”, in The New York Times:And while cellphones are at least experientially related to the land line, and e-mail feels tangentially related to the fax, texting is simultaneously a throwback to the telegraph and a harbinger of a new age.
Translations
in a tangential manner or direction
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