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kolmý — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • orthogonal adj Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
  • perpendicular adjective Meeting another line or surface at a right angle (90 degrees).
  • right adj Correct, true, or in accordance with fact or good judgment.
  • square noun A four-sided shape with equal sides and right angles.

Senses

kolmý is used for these senses in English:

  • orthogonal (mathematics)
  • orthogonal Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.
  • perpendicular (geometry) At or forming a right angle (to something).
  • right (geometry) Of an angle, measuring 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
  • square Forming a right angle (90°).

orthogonal — full definition

  1. adj Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
  2. adj Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.
  3. adj Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.
  4. adj Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles.

perpendicular — full definition

  1. adjective Meeting another line or surface at a right angle (90 degrees).
  2. adjective Standing straight up; exactly vertical.
  3. noun A line or plane set at a right angle to another.

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