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Definition of: orthogonal
(ôr·thog′ə·nəl) adjective
Having or determined by right angles; perpendicular. [<F orthogonale <orthogone a right triangle <LL orthogonium <Gk. orthogōnios <orthos right + gōnia an angle]
—or·thog′o·nal·ly adverb
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