perpendicular

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The racer is traversing the hill perpendicular to the fall line, almost moving in an upward direction.

From Los Angeles Times

A stream of oil introduced from a perpendicular direction then broke the combined flow into extremely small droplets, each one fully encapsulated.

From Science Daily

The images revealed two separate gas flows moving in perpendicular directions -- a sign that the event involved multiple ejections interacting with each other.

From Science Daily

Meanwhile, southerly winds pushed the system right up against — and perpendicular to — the Santa Ynez Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times

By contrast, transverse interactions are a recently discovered class of forces that act perpendicular to that central axis.

From Science Daily