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tangentially /tanˈdʒɛn(t)ʃ(ə)li /adverb1In a way that relates only slightly to a matter; peripherally: the narrative deals only tangentially with marriage companies connected either directly or tangentially to the music business...- Blogs now cover a miscellany of culinary topics, sometimes only tangentially related to food.
- Many of the book's strongest elements are only tangentially concerned with music.
- No interview can proceed without hyperactive jump cuts to tangentially relevant footage or airplanes, cars or food.
2In the manner, position, or direction of a tangent: the line is oriented tangentially along the epidermal cell layer...- For stability, planks should be cut radially, from the centre; tangentially cut boards are more likely to warp.
- The structure grows tangentially from the architect's angular building, with a curve that rises and boomerangs back toward the entry.
- A free kick found him on the run moving tangentially to the goal, and he was able to redirect the flight with an outstanding header.
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