having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles
“wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes”
Word Forms
extraneousness
noun
unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand
immateriality
noun
complete irrelevance requiring no further consideration
orthogonality
noun
the quality of lying or intersecting at right angles
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
senkrecht
für den hier behandelten Sachverhalt nicht relevant
🇪🇸Spanish
ortogonal
no es pertinente al asunto en consideración
🇮🇹Italian
ortogonale
non pertinente alla questione in esame
🇳🇱Dutch
orthogonaal
niet relevant voor de kwestie die wordt behandeld
🇵🇹Portuguese
ortogonal
não é pertinente ao assunto em questão
🇷🇺Russian
ортогональный
не имеет отношения к рассматриваемому вопросу
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ओर्थोगोनल
विचाराधीन मामले से प्रासंगिक नहीं है
🇧🇩Bengali
অর্থোগোনাল
বিবেচনাধীন বিষয়ের সাথে প্রাসঙ্গিক নয়
🇮🇳Tamil
ஆர்த்தோகனல்
பரிசீலனையில் உள்ள விஷயத்திற்கு பொருந்தாது
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆర్తోగోనల్
పరిశీలనలో ఉన్న విషయానికి సంబంధించినది కాదు
🇮🇳Marathi
ऑर्थोगोनल
विचाराधीन प्रकरणाशी संबंधित नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઓર્થોગોનલ
વિચારણા હેઠળની બાબતને અનુરૂપ નથી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಆರ್ಥೋಗೋನಲ್
ಪರಿಗಣನೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ವಿಷಯಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿಲ್ಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഓർത്തോഗണൽ
പരിഗണനയിലുള്ള വിഷയത്തിന് പ്രസക്തിയില്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਆਰਥੋਗੋਨਲ
ਵਿਚਾਰ ਅਧੀਨ ਮਾਮਲੇ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਬੰਧਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
آرتھوگونل
زیر غور معاملہ سے متعلق نہیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
正交
与正在审议的事项无关
🇯🇵Japanese
直交
検討中の事項とは関係ない
🇰🇷Korean
직교
고려 중인 문제와 관련이 없는 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
trực giao
không liên quan đến vấn đề đang được xem xét
🇹🇭Thai
ตั้งฉาก
ไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับเรื่องที่พิจารณา
🇮🇩Indonesian
ortogonal
tidak ada hubungannya dengan masalah yang sedang dipertimbangkan
🇲🇾Malay
ortogon
tidak berkaitan dengan perkara yang sedang dipertimbangkan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
متعامد
لا علاقة لها بالمسألة قيد النظر
🇮🇷Persian
قائم
مربوط به موضوع مورد بررسی نیست
🇹🇷Turkish
ortogonal
ele alınan konuyla ilgili değil
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְאוּנָך
לא רלוונטי לנושא הנדון
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'orthogonal'?
The primary meaning of 'orthogonal' is 'not pertinent to the matter under consideration'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'orthogonal' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'orthogonal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'orthogonal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'orthogonal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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