or|thog´o|nal|ly

or|thog´o|nal|ly
or|thog|o|nal «awr THOG uh nuhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. Mathematics. a) having to do with or involving right angles; rectangular. SYNONYM(S): right-angled. b) (of certain functions) having an integral that is equal to zero or to one. c) (of vectors) having a dot product equal to zero. d) consisting of orthogonal elements.
2. Crystallography. orthorhombic.
–n.
an orthogonal line or plane: »

... reading in both directions along all orthogonals and main diagonals (Scientific American).

[< Latin orthogōnius right-angled (< Greek orthog < orthós right + gōníā angle) + English -al1]
or|thog´o|nal|ly, adverb.

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  • or|thog|o|nal — «awr THOG uh nuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. Mathematics. a) having to do with or involving right angles; rectangular. SYNONYM(S): right angled. b) (of certain functions) having an integral that is equal to zero or to one. c) (of vectors) having …   Useful english dictionary

  • or|thog|o|nal|i|ty — «AWR thog uh NAL uh tee», noun. orthogonal quality or state …   Useful english dictionary

  • or|thog|o|nal|ize — «awr THOG uh nuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make orthogonal …   Useful english dictionary

  • thog — an·thog·ra·phy; hes·thog·e·nous; li·thog·e·nous; li·thog·ra·pher; my·thog·ra·pher; my·thog·ra·phy; op·is·thog·ly·pha; op·is·thog·na·thism; op·is·thog·na·thous; or·ni·thog·a·lum; or·thog·na·thism; or·thog·na·thous; or·thog·o·nal·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • nal — ab·ac·ti·nal; ab·dom·i·nal·ly; ab·orig·i·nal·i·ty; ab·orig·i·nal·ly; acli·nal; ac·ti·nal; ac·ti·nal; ad·nom·i·nal; ad·re·nal·ec·to·mize; ad·re·nal·ec·to·my; af·fi·nal; ag·o·nal; agui·nal·do; al·ka·nal; al·ti·tu·di·nal; alum·nal; am·mo·nal;… …   English syllables

  • orthogonal — or·thog·o·nal …   English syllables

  • orthogonality — or·thog·o·nal·i·ty …   English syllables

  • orthogonally — or·thog·o·nal·ly …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • OR — OR; clam·or; clang·or; col·or; co·or·di·nate; en·deav·or; ex·te·ri·or; hem·or·rhage; hem·or·rhoi·dal; hon·or; hon·or·able; hon·or·ary; hon·or·if·ic; in·te·ri·or; me·te·or; mon·or·chid; or·a·cle; or·ange; or·a·to·ri·an; or·a·to·ry; or·bit;… …   English syllables

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