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tangentially

UK
/tænˈdʒɛnʃəli/
US
/tænˈdʒɛnʃəli/

Translations

tangentiallyadverb
UK
/tænˈdʒɛnʃəli/
US
/tænˈdʒɛnʃəli/
indirectementAu sens figuré : de manière seulement partielle ou indirecte.
The speaker addressed the main topic only tangentially, focusing instead on related issues.
L'orateur a abordé le sujet principal seulement indirectement, se concentrant plutôt sur des questions connexes.
Additional translations
tangentiellementAu sens géométrique ou technique : en suivant une tangente.
Synonyms
peripherally
incidentally
marginally
slightly
loosely

Definitions

tangentiallyadverb
In a way that is only slightly or indirectly related to something.
The speaker addressed the main topic only tangentially, focusing instead on related issues.
In a manner that follows or moves along a tangent, touching but not intersecting a curve or surface.
The spacecraft skimmed the planet tangentially, remaining just outside the atmosphere.
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