perpendicular

Example Sentences

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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

With a forkball that looked as if it was dropping perpendicular to the ground, he struck out the first two batters he faced.

From Los Angeles Times

Another phrase you might hear to describe a bowler is "beyond the perpendicular".

From BBC