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orthogonal

Best crossword clue

"Perpendicular in geometry"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ɔːˈθɒɡ.ə.nəl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aghlnooortStarts with OEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles

Word origin

From Middle French orthogonal, in turn from Medieval Latin orthogōnālis and Latin orthogōnius (“right-angled”), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρθογώνιος (orthogṓnios, “rectangular”). By surface analysis, ortho- + -gon + -al.

Used in a sentence

  • A chord and the radius that bisects it are orthogonal.
  • The normal vector and tangent vector at a given point are orthogonal.
  • The content of the message should be orthogonal to the means of its delivery.

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