Perpendicular
Perpendicular adjective - Intersecting at or forming right angles.
Usage example: the axes are perpendicular to each other
Right and perpendicular are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Right" instead an adjective "Perpendicular".
Nearby Words: perpendicularity, perpendicularly
Right
Right adjective - Having the axis perpendicular to the base.
Usage example: a right angle
Perpendicular and right are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Perpendicular" instead an adjective "Right".
Both words in one sentence
- As in, a strange mineral that causes attraction to itself, but only on a single universal axis; all the rectangles are perpendicular to this axis, so things "stick" to both sides, but things outside of it are in zero-g, even if they are right to the side of one.
Source: World Shapes -
More experienced players like Rinzler know that the trick is to run up the curved arena wall, timing it just right that you're perpendicular to the original floor just as the gravity changeover occurs, at which point you just run "down" to the original ceiling.
Source: Film / TRON: Legacy -
Friends: Subverted in that the classic audience-facing couch setup is actually in the coffee house, while the couch in Monica's apartment is perpendicular to the audience facing the TV on the right wall, and the guys' apartment sports two recliners, faced perpendicularly to the TV on the left.
Source: The Couch
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