incidentally

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So for a 747-200 with 52,400 gallons on board, which incidentally translates to almost 160 tons of fuel alone, means that the fuel consumed during that long haul flight is close to

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  1. adverb As a minor or subordinate matter: by profession a lawyer and incidentally a musician.
  2. adverb Apart from the main subject; parenthetically.

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  • The pterodactyl encountered at Trapper Lake was, incidentally, the type labeled pteranodon, specimens of which have been taken from the Kansas chalk deposits. —  119 - The Time Terror
  • The top ten programs for Q1 are listed below - incidentally, the same order held for March —  AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
  • Not only would it double the insulting £21. 90-a-week spending money which is all that many care home residents are permitted to keep - a sum, incidentally, which is less even than prisoners are allowed to spend behind bars. —  Home | Mail Online
  • If you have a credit card balance -- incidentally, you need a credit card these days, because it is pretty hard to do business in cash in some places. —  BlueNC - The people's think tank
  • The night before the big fight in L.A., incidentally, a card at the Plaza in downtown Las Vegas also features fan-friendly ticket prices starting at $24.50 (and topping out at $99.50). —  Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines
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/ɪnsɪˈdɛntəli/
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