rechtwinklig — meaning in English

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).
• rectangular adj Shaped like a rectangle, with four right-angled corners.
• 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

rechtwinklig is used for these senses in English:

• orthogonal (geometry) Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
• 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).
• rectangular Having a shape like a rectangle.
• right (geometry) Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.
• right-angled (not comparable, geometry) Having a right angle.
• square Forming a right angle (90°).

orthogonal — full definition

1. adj Describes two things that meet or cross each other at a ninety-degree angle.
2. adj (maths) Describes two vectors whose inner product is zero, making them perpendicular.
3. adj (maths) Describes a square matrix whose transpose is the same as its inverse.
4. adj (maths) Describes a linear transformation that leaves angles unchanged.

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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