tangently

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English

Etymology

From tangent +‎ -ly.

Adverb

tangently

  1. (rare) In a tangent or tangential manner, tangentially.
    • 2013, Michael Jeffery Blair, Exit Point, page 382:
      Once explained, however, the leader had accepted the fact that just the tangently opposed transmission was destructive enough, at lease theoretically, for now he promised, but would not guarantee no return with the real goods.
    • 2015, Lei Lan, Jingyang Li, Hexi Baoyin, “Debris Engine: A Potential Thruster for Space Debris Removal”, in arXiv:
      By the effect of gamma-ray photoelectric or the behavior of tangently rub of tungsten needles, the debris powered is charged.