perpendicular

英 [ˌpɜːpənˈdɪkjələ(r)]

美 [ˌpɜːrpənˈdɪkjələr]

adj.  垂直的; 成直角的; 垂直式的(英国14、15世纪盛行的建筑风格，以使用垂直线和大拱为特征)
n.  垂直线(或位置、方向)

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BNC.22300 / COCA.13882

牛津词典

adj.

• 垂直的；成直角的
  forming an angle of 90˚ with another line or surface; vertical and going straight up
  1. Are the lines perpendicular to each other?
     这些直线相互垂直吗？
  2. The staircase was almost perpendicular (= very steep) .
     楼梯几乎成垂直的了。
• 垂直式的（英国14、15世纪盛行的建筑风格，以使用垂直线和大拱为特征）
  connected with a style of architecture common in England in the 14th and 15th centuries, that makes use of vertical lines and wide arches

noun

• 垂直线（或位置、方向）
  a line, position or direction that is exactly perpendicular
  1. The wall is a little out of the perpendicular.
     墙壁有点倾斜。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 垂直的；笔直的
  Aperpendicularline or surface points straight up, rather than being sloping or horizontal.
  1. We made two slits for the eyes and a perpendicular line for the nose...
     我们划了两道缝儿做眼睛,另外划了一条竖线做鼻子。
  2. The sides of the loch are almost perpendicular.
     湖岸几乎都是垂直的。
• ADJ 垂直（于）的；成90度角的
  If one thing isperpendicular toanother, it is at an angle of 90 degrees to it.
  1. The left wing dipped until it was perpendicular to the ground.
     左翼下垂至与地面成90度角。

英英释义

noun

• an extremely steep face
• a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity
  Synonym:plumb line
• a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England
  Synonym:perpendicular styleEnglish-GothicEnglish-Gothic architecture
• a straight line at right angles to another line

adj

• extremely steep
  1. the great perpendicular face of the cliff
• at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
  1. a vertical camera angle
  2. the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab
  3. measure the perpendicular height
  Synonym:vertical
• intersecting at or forming right angles
  1. the axes are perpendicular to each other

双语例句

• A method of analysis of transverse modes in a plane perpendicular to a laser beam is reported.
  提出以激光束的横模结构特别是基模所占的比例作为激光光束质量的评价依据，并研究了测量方法。
• It's a vector, perpendicular.
  一个与半径垂直的矢量。
• A surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis.
  抛物面一种有与单坐标轴平行的抛物截面和与该轴垂直的椭圆截面的平面。
• The directional derivative in a direction that's perpendicular to the gradient is basically zero.
  垂直于梯度的方向上，方向导数为零。
• This was evident from the perpendicular wrinkles.
  这可以从那些垂直的折皱上看出来。
• In other words, it's perpendicular to the plane of the two vectors.
  换句话说，它垂直于，两个向量所处的平面。
• And, we can also use that to find a vector perpendicular to two given vectors, A and B.
  还可以用外积来找到一个向量，使它和给定的向量A及B垂直。
• A great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon.
  与水平线垂直的宇宙天体范围内的大圈，它经过天顶和地点。
• So, see, this coefficient becomes zero exactly when the line is perpendicular to the normal vector.
  看到了吧，系数变为0了，当直线垂直于法向量的时候。
• But when I'm here, this r has changed position, and always remains perpendicular to the wheel.
  但是我在这时，r改变了位置，永远与轮子垂直。