tangentiallyadv.
/tanˈdʒɛn(t)ʃl̩i/, /tanˈdʒɛnʃəli/, U.S. /tænˈdʒɛn(t)ʃəli/ In a tangential way; in the manner, position, or direction of a tangent; at a tangent.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > [adverb] > away at a tangent
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tangently1903
the world > relative properties > number > geometry > line > [adverb] > tangentially
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tangentally1891
tangent1936
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [adverb] > aside from proper course
asidea1398
far-about1483
wide1536
a-skie1554
tangentially1903
tangently1903
1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 479 The fusees are fixed obliquely and not tangentially to their peripheries.
1854 J. Scoffern in Orr's Circle Sci., Chem. 269 A force acting..tangentially to the circle.
1884 F. O. Bower & D. H. Scott tr. H. A. de Bary Compar. Anat. Phanerogams & Ferns 620 They are connected one with another in their longitudinal course by numerous anastomoses both radially and tangentially.
1903 19th Cent. July 82 The rapidly moving fragment flies away tangentially.
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