at right angles
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Its essence was its array of cantilevered terraces, set at right angles to one another and projecting deep out into space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
"The first part is like a tube station, with a dead end and a platform, then from the platform smaller tunnels went at right angles."
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
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
He went straight ahead, at right angles to the stream and away from it, through the trees.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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