IN ESSENCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does in essence mean? 

• IN ESSENCE (adverb)
  The adverb IN ESSENCE has 1 sense:

1. with regard to fundamentals although not concerning details

  Familiarity information: IN ESSENCE used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IN ESSENCE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With regard to fundamentals although not concerning details

Synonyms:

in essence; in principle; in theory

Context example:

in principle, we agree

 Context examples 

When signaling, they function in essence as dimers because the signal is communicated either by the Ga subunit or the Gbg complex.

(Heterotrimeric G Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

Since CH+ forms exclusively in small areas where turbulent motions of gas dissipates, its detection in essence traces energy on a galactic scale.

(ALMA Finds Huge Hidden Reservoirs of Turbulent Gas in Distant Galaxies, ESO)

In essence, this simple differential threshold of neuronal activity in the superior colliculus triggers the animal to report the presence of something in the visual field.

(Researchers discover neural code that predicts behavior, National Institutes of Health)

Remarkably, DFT1 cells can escape the devils’ immune systems despite being in essence a foreign body.

(Human anti-cancer drugs could help treat transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils, University of Cambridge)

In essence, we are beginning to link molecular and macroscopic levels of analysis to better understand the diversity and complexity of autism.

(Scientists link genes to brain anatomy in autism, University of Cambridge)