| 单词 | orthogonal |
| 释义 | orthogonal (once / 236387 pages) 1adj 2adj Two lines that are orthogonal are perpendicular or intersecting at a right angle, like a t-square used by draftsmen. The word orthogonal comes from the Greek orthogōnios meaning "right-angled." While this word is used to describe lines that meet at a right angle, it also describes events that are statistically independent, or do not affect one another in terms of outcome. WORD FAMILYorthogonal: orthogonality USAGE EXAMPLES“We wiggled away from orthogonal lines and had fun with the form.” Los Angeles Times(Oct 20, 2016) He’s sitting in my lap as a I guide a twee medieval-ish Dragon Quest character around a cartoonish orthogonal cavern. Time(Aug 26, 2016) Third, coherence or discipline is orthogonal to what animates the strongman: himself and his clan. US News(Jul 20, 2016) 1 adj having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles 2wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes Syn rectangular perpendicular intersecting at or forming right angles 1adj not pertinent to the matter under consideration Syn extraneous, immaterial, impertinent irrelevant having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue 2adj statistically unrelated Syn unrelated lacking a logical or causal relation |
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