loodrecht — meaning in English
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English meaning
- orthogonal adj Describes two things that meet or cross each other at a ninety-degree angle.
- perpendicular adjective Meeting another line or surface at a right angle (90 degrees).
- plumb noun A weight on a line used to check that something is perfectly vertical.
- vertically adv In an up-and-down direction, at a right angle to the horizon.
Senses
loodrecht is used for these senses in English:
- perpendicular (geometry) At or forming a right angle (to something).
- perpendicularly In a perpendicular manner.
- plumb Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.
- plumb In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.
- vertically In a vertical direction or position.
orthogonal — full definition
- adj Describes two things that meet or cross each other at a ninety-degree angle.
- adj (maths) Describes two vectors whose inner product is zero, making them perpendicular.
- adj (maths) Describes a square matrix whose transpose is the same as its inverse.
- adj (maths) Describes a linear transformation that leaves angles unchanged.
perpendicular — full definition
- adjective Meeting another line or surface at a right angle (90 degrees).
- adjective Standing straight up; exactly vertical.
- noun A line or plane set at a right angle to another.
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