垂直 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- 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.
- vertical adj Standing straight up, at a right angle to the ground or to a horizontal line.
Senses
垂直 is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
- vertical Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
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.
right — full definition
- adj Correct, true, or in accordance with fact or good judgment.
- adj Positioned on the side opposite to the left; toward the east when facing north.
- noun A moral or legal entitlement to have or do something.
- adv Immediately, or exactly.
- verb To correct something, or to restore something to an upright position.