orthogonal

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
2. (not-comparable) Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.
3. (not-comparable) Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.
4. (not-comparable) Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles.
5. (not-comparable) Of grid graphs, board games and polyominoes: vertical or horizontal but not diagonal.
6. (not-comparable) Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.
7. (not-comparable) Statistically independent, with reference to variates.
8. (not-comparable) Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately; of a design, exhibiting consistency and composability.
9. (not-comparable) Of two or more problems or subjects, independent of or irrelevant to each other.

Noun

An orthogonal line.

Concepts

orthogonal

perpendiculaire

rectangulaire

indépendant

orthogonale

sans rapport

hors de propos

étranger

Synonymes

rectangular

perpendicular

right-angled

extraneous

right

immaterial

impertinent

normal

rectangle

orthogonality

orthogon

right angle

right-angle

knee

vertical angle

cross-cut

quadrature component

orthometric

orthogonal intersection

rigging angle

rectangular figure

orthorhombic

squarelike

perpendicularity

Traductions

orthogonal

loodrecht

ortogonal

ortogonale

senkrecht

perpendikular

orthogonaal

rechtwinklig

ορθογώνιος

ortogonal

ortogonal

perpendicular

متعامد

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɔːˈθɒɡ.ə.nəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle French orthogonal, in turn from Medieval Latin orthogōnālis and Latin orthogōnius (“right-angled”), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρθογώνιος (orthogṓnios, “rectangular”). By surface analysis, ortho- + -gon + -al.