Definition of Tangentially

1. Adverb. In passing. "Touched on it tangentially"

Partainyms: Tangential

Definition of Tangentially

1. adv. In the direction of a tangent.

Definition of Tangentially

1. Adverb. In a tangential manner or direction ¹

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Definition of Tangentially

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tangentially

tanged
tangelo
tangelo tree
tangelos
tangence
tangences
tangencies
tangency
tangent
tangent plane
tangent screen
tangental
tangential
tangential wound
tangentiality
tangentially (current term)
tangents
tangerine
tangerine tree
tangerines
tangeritin
tangfish
tanghin
tanghinia
tanghins
tangi
tangibilities
tangibility
tangible

Literary usage of Tangentially

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes on Recent Researches in Electricity and Magnetism: Intended as a by Joseph John Thomson, James Clerk Maxwell (1893)
"Reflection from tangentially Magnetized Iron. 405.] In the preceding experiments the lines of magnetic force were at right angles to the reflecting surface ..."

2. Notes on Recent Researches in Electricity and Magnetism: Intended as a by Joseph John Thomson, James Clerk Maxwell (1893)
"Reflection from tangentially Magnetized Iron. 405.] In the preceding experiments the lines of magnetic force were at right angles to the reflecting surface ..."

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