"tangentially" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /tænˈd͡ʒɛnʃi.əli/, /tænˈd͡ʒɛnʃəli/ Forms: more tangentially [comparative], most tangentially [superlative]
Etymology: From tangential + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|tangential|-ly|id2=adverbial}} tangential + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} tangentially (comparative more tangentially, superlative most tangentially)
  1. In a tangential manner or direction. Related terms: coincidentally Translations (in a tangential manner or direction): sivuavasti (Finnish), tangentiaalisesti (Finnish), ко́свенно (kósvenno) (Russian), по касательной (po kasatelʹnoj) (Russian), tangencialmente (Spanish)

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