essentially
English
Etymology
essential + -ly
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: es‧sen‧tial‧ly
Adverb
essentially (comparative more essentially, superlative most essentially)
- in essence
- 2012 March 1, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 112-3:
- A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.
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Synonyms
- actually, at bottom, at heart, basically, centrally, characteristically, factually, fundamentally, in essence, in the main, inherently, intrinsically, naturally, substantially
- See also Thesaurus:intrinsically or Thesaurus:fundamentally
Translations
essentially
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