at right angles
Example Sentences
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When a magnetic field is applied, a second voltage develops at right angles to the current.
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026
For instance, latitudes and longitudes meet at right angles on the Earth’s surface, so they appear as a nice rectangular grid on the Mercator map.
From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026
At LIGO, Hanford vacuum tubes extend for 2.5 miles at right angles across previously unused Hanford site shrub steppe land near the Tri-Cities.
From Seattle Times • May 29, 2023
With the tilt of the Earth in relation to the Sun positioned at right angles during the equinox, the magnetic field is stronger resulting in a more vibrant aurora.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2023
The streets of Wazir Akbar Khan were numbered and set at right angles to each other like a grid.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
