orthogonal

英

美 [ɔːˈθɒgənəl]

adj.  正交的；直角（交）的；（相互）垂直的；矩形的

复数：orthogonals　

BNC.29870 / COCA.24671

英英释义

adj

• having a set of mutually perpendicular axes
  1. wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes
  2. a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system
  Synonym:rectangular
• statistically unrelated
• not pertinent to the matter under consideration
  1. an issue extraneous to the debate
  2. the price was immaterial
  3. mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
  Synonym:extraneousimmaterialimpertinent

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