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Definition of "tangentially" []

  • In a tangential manner or direction. (adverb)

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Use "tangentially" in a sentence
  • "How is the title tangentially related to π Day?"
  • "There's lots more wrong with this story, but let's finish with one of the closing paragraphs: Rove's defense team also believes he could benefit tangentially from the Woodward disclosure because it shows other officials were discussing Plame in casual ways and that others have foggy recollections of the period as well, according to a Republican close to Rove."
  • "Synchrotron radiation emitted tangentially from the orbit, is pulsed, polarized and occurs with high intensity over a wide spectrum of wavelengths."