adv
Meaning 1
In a tangential manner or direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tangentially
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Pronunciation
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/tænˈd͡ʒɛnʃi.əli/
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/tænˈd͡ʒɛnʃəli/
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CMU ARPABET: T AE0 N JH EH1 N SH AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in passing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- touched on it tangentially
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teh2g- Proto-Italic *tangō Latin tangō Latin tangēns Latin tangentembor. English tangent Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English tangential Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English tangentially From tangential + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: sivuavasti — in a tangential manner or direction
- Finnish: tangentiaalisesti — in a tangential manner or direction
- Russian: ко́свенно (kósvenno) — in a tangential manner or direction
- Russian: по касательной (po kasatelʹnoj) — in a tangential manner or direction
- Spanish: tangencialmente — in a tangential manner or direction
Real reading context