perpendicularly
perpendicular
noun[ C ]
 mathematics specializeduk /ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lər/ us /ˌpɝː.pənˈdɪk.juː.lɚ/
a perpendicular line: 垂线
Draw a perpendicular from the vertex of the triangle to its base.从三角形的顶点画一条垂线到底边。
 the perpendicular
a perpendicular position or direction: 垂直位置;垂直方向
The wall was leaning at an angle of ten degrees to the perpendicular.墙壁倾斜，与垂直面成10度角。

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perpendicular | American Dictionary

perpendicular
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˌpər·pənˈdɪk·jə·lər/
geometry
at an angle of 90° to another line or surface:
Two perpendicular lines form a right angle.
Perpendicular is also standing or rising straight up:
The cliff was nearly perpendicular and impossible to climb.

Examples of perpendicular

perpendicular
The special property of a plane is that these perpendiculars are in the same direction at every point.
The cutting edge is simply a flat sharpened surface which is perpendicular to the line of the shaft.
In a second simple case the wavevector is perpendicular to the velocity of the observer's frame.
In this case, is the unbounded triangular prism perpendicular to the plane of the triangle.
In the furrow irrigation plots they were located at the same distances perpendicular to the planted row.
The actual length was calculated geometrically, taking into consideration that the frontal and lateral projections of the left ventriculogram are perpendicular.
Note that these lines lie perpendicular to the line formed by the critical segment and the critical value rays.
The polariser is measuring polarisation perpendicular to the optical axis.
The waves are transverse, which means that the direction of oscillation has to be perpendicular to the direction of motion of the wave.
The electric field must always be perpendicular to the surface of a conductor.
A spherical mirror collects and focuses the light onto the target spot perpendicular to the horizontal mounting plate.
In a steady-state monoclinic flow this section is perpendicular to the rotation axis of rigid objects.
The incoming wave fronts are perpendicular to the major axis.
In most cases the channel margins are not seen, but they can be shown to be several hundred metres wide, perpendicular to palaeoflow.
The flow is exposed to a uniform magnetic field which is oriented perpendicular to two duct walls and aligned with the non-conducting cylinder.
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