Orthogonally
[awr-thog-uh-nl] /ɔrˈθɒg ə nl/
adjective
1.
Mathematics.
2.
Crystallography. referable to a rectangular set of axes.
/ɔːˈθɒɡənəl/
adjective
1.
relating to, consisting of, or involving right angles; perpendicular
2.
(maths)
adj.
1570s, from French orthogonal, from orthogone, from Late Latin orthogonius, from Greek orthogonios “right-angled,” from ortho- “straight” (see ortho-) + gonia “angle,” related to gony “knee” (see knee (n.)). Related: Orthogonally.
orthogonal
(ôr-thŏg’ə-nəl)
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