'orthogonal' definitions:
Definition of 'orthogonal'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point" [syn: extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal]
adjective
Statistically unrelated
adjective
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"; "a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system" [syn: orthogonal, rectangular]
Synonyms of 'orthogonal'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- cube-shaped,
- cubed,
- cubic,
- cubiform,
- cuboid,
- diced,
- foursquare,
- normal,
- oblong,
- orthodiagonal,
- orthometric,
- perpendicular,
- plumb,
- plunging,
- precipitous,
- quadrangular,
- quadrate,
- quadriform,
- quadrilateral,
- rectangular,
- rhombic,
- rhomboid,
- right-angle,
- right-angled,
- right-angular,
- sheer,
- square,
- steep,
- straight-up,
- straight-up-and-down,
- tetragonal,
- tetrahedral,
- trapezohedral,
- trapezoid,
- up-and-down