tangently

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adverb

In a tangent or tangential manner, tangentially.

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Meanings

adverb
  1. rareIn a tangent or tangential manner, tangentially.

    By the effect of gamma-ray photoelectric or the behavior of tangently rub of tungsten needles, the debris powered is charged.

    2015, Lei Lan, Jingyang Li, Hexi Baoyin, “Debris Engine: A Potential Thruster for Space Debris Removal”, in arXiv
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    Once explained, however, the leader had accepted the fact that just the tangently opposed transmission was destructive enough, at lease theoretically, for now he promised, but would not guarantee no return with the real goods.

    2013, Michael Jeffery Blair, Exit Point, page 382

Origin

From tangent + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

tangently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangently

MLA

“tangently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangently. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tangently,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangently.

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