Synonyms for orthogonal
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Irrelevant
2. Perpendicular
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
A chord and the radius that bisects it are orthogonal.
- adj. 2
Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.
The normal vector and tangent vector at a given point are orthogonal.
Related words
- Word family
- orthogonality
- Other spellings
- orthagonal orthogonial
Example sentences
- immaterial Age is immaterial, unless you're a bottle of wine.
- extraneous Love is what matters; everything else is extraneous.
- impertinent It was impertinent of you to behave like that.
- rectangular Do you prefer a round or rectangular table?
- perpendicular The barricade has to be perpendicular to the road.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| orthogonal | rising | |
| immaterial | falling | |
| extraneous | falling | |
| impertinent | steady | |
| rectangular | falling | |
| perpendicular | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- normal2, square1
- 10 letters
- irrelevant4, immaterial5, extraneous4
- 11 letters
- rectangular4, impertinent4
- 13 letters
- perpendicular5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (normal2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- orthogonal
- Deutsch
- rechtwinklig