orthogonal

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A star made of orthogonal metal pipes is just “Star With Square Tubing.”

From New York Times

Those feel like orthogonal competitors, maybe not direct competitors.

From The Verge

Then V equals the sum of three shorter, orthogonal vectors along the x, y and z axes.

From Scientific American

There’s the way the tower abruptly changes directions, lining up against the diagonal avenue until, three-fifths of the way up, it readjusts itself, with a series of little patios, to the orthogonal street grid.

From New York Times

An orthogonal choice, a different client once taught me.

From Seattle Times