perpendicular
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In an axial flux motor, the electromagnetic field is parallel to the motor’s axis of rotation, instead of perpendicular in a conventional electric motor.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Strong interactions between the layers lead to very different transmission behaviors for left- and right-circularly polarized light under "normal incidence," or polarized light that hits perpendicular to the surface.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
The front door is easily visible from the road—but likely out of eye or camera sight from even the neighbors up the hill on perpendicular Cerrada Chica.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
On Wednesday in Minnesota, 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was in her car, perpendicular to traffic, during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Minneapolis.
From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026
The path ended perpendicular to a wide, trout-filled stream, which rolled down from the Safid-koh mountains surrounding Gul Daman.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Vocabulary lists containing perpendicular
Geometry - Introductory
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 2
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Geometry - Middle School
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