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tangentially en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /tænˈd͡ʒɛnʃi.əli/
• /tænˈd͡ʒɛnʃəli/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- Proto-Italic *tangō Latin tangō Latin tangēns Latin tangentembor. English tangent Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? 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.

Meanings

1. In a tangential manner or direction.
   • 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. 2007 July 12, Lisa Belkin, “Let’s Talk. Let Me Outline the Ways.”, in The New York Times:
   • 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. 2003, . B.C. Punmia, Ashok Kumar Jain, & Arun Kr. Jain, Basic Civil Engineering, →ISBN, page 79:

Forms

Relateds

untangentially · equitangentially · bitangentially · nontangentially

Translations (5)

es tangencialmente (in a tangential manner or direction) · fi sivuavasti (in a tangential manner or direction) · fi tangentiaalisesti (in a tangential manner or direction) · ru ко́свенно (in a tangential manner or direction) · ru по касательной (in a tangential manner or direction)