Meaning of slightly in English

(Definition of slightly from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of slightly from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of slightly

slightly
Probabilities that are identical or only have slightly significant differences appear unmarked.
Their current estimate was that the mass of the neutron should be increased slightly to 1.001 amu.
The mean age was slightly higher in 2002, particularly among women.
In some cases, it seems that the source was radically summarised, and in others, only slightly paraphrased.
Slightly over two-thirds left before two years had elapsed.
The term internalization is but a slightly disguised synonym of ingestion.
Perhaps the peak sensitivity of my long-wave cones is slightly displaced from that of yours.
A considerable decline in the effect was observed when the same object was slightly translated in the visual field.
The slightly lower estimates that are often obtained could result from the inability to learn the chunks quickly enough.
To put it in slightly different terms: p-dreams, despite being experiences, have no interesting biological function.
There it took on a slightly different meaning.
In fact, since languages are continually changing, a node only represents changes occurring just prior to that point, during that time, or slightly after it.
The abdomen of the female was held straight out, with the ovipositor slightly raised.
There is a high positive correlation between fly and the temperature of the same week, slightly lower for the previous week's temperature.
In the early summer the minimum temperature is slightly lower in the wady than, on the goz and the maximum is higher.
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Translations of slightly

in Chinese (Traditional)
少量, 稍微,略微, 瘦…
in Chinese (Simplified)
少量, 稍微,略微, 瘦…
in Spanish
ligeramente, algo…
in Portuguese
ligeiramente, levemente…
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थोडीशी…
少し, わずかに…
birazcık, azıcık, birazıcık…
légèrement, un peu, un/quelque peu…
lleugerament, una mica…
lichtelijk, tenger…
கொஞ்சம்…
थोड़ा सा, ज़रा सा, किंचित…
થોડુંક…
lidt, spinkelt…
något, litet, spensligt…
agak, kurus dan kecil…
etwas, schwach…
litt, lettere, spinkelt…
ٹھوڑا سا…
злегка, трохи…
కొద్దిగా…
কিছুটা, খুব কম…
trochu, subtilně…
agak, berpotongan ramping…
อย่างเล็กน้อย, อย่างมีจำกัด…
nhỏ, mức độ không đáng kể, mảnh khảnh…
odrobinę, trochę, nieco…
약간…
leggermente, un po’, delicatamente…
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split second

UK
/ˌsplɪt ˈsek.ənd/
US
/ˌsplɪt ˈsek.ənd/

a very short moment of time

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