tangentially

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In the direction of a tangent
in passing; "touched on it tangentially"
in a tangential manner
in passing; "touched on it tangentially
In a tangential manner or direction
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Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something

The meteor came in on a tangential orbit and exploded about 8 or 10 miles above the earth's surface, just south of the Arctic Circle.

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Merely touching, positioned as a tangent

The archoplasm divides and forms a very large spindle which first lies tangential to the surface of the nucleus.

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of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent; "tangential forces
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Tangent to a curve In circular motion, used to mean tangent to the circle, perpendicular to the radial direction Cf radial
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{s} touching at a single point (Geometry); irrelevant, divergent
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If you describe something as tangential, you mean that it has only a slight or indirect connection with the thing you are concerned with, and is therefore not worth considering seriously. Too much time was spent discussing tangential issues
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Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent
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in the same direction as If tie a stone to a string, and whirl it round in a circle, and then the string breaks, the stone will fly off in a tangential direction
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If something is tangential to something else, it is at a tangent to it. point T, where the demand curve is tangential to the straight line L. tangential information, remarks etc are only related to a particular subject in an indirect way tangential to
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Merely touching
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Only indirectly related
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A direction along the tangent of the rim, i e , following a straight line perpendicular to the radius Outer notes are usually oriented tangentially, i e , with their length axis pointing along the rim
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of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark"
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of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent; "tangential forces"
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