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perpendicular
[英] [ˌpɜ:pənˈdɪkjələ] [美] [ˌpə:pənˈdɪkjəlɚ] 生词本

adj.

n.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 垂直的；笔直的 A perpendicular line or surface points straight up, rather than being sloping or horizontal. 

  • 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。

  • The sides of the loch are almost perpendicular.

    湖岸几乎都是垂直的。

2. ADJ 垂直（于）的；成90度角的 If one thing is perpendicular to another, it is at an angle of 90 degrees to it. 

  • The left wing dipped until it was perpendicular to the ground.

    左翼下垂至与地面成90度角。

Noun

1. a straight line at right angles to another line

2. a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting

3. a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point

4. an extremely steep face

Adjective

1. intersecting at or forming right angles;

  • "the axes are perpendicular to each other"

2. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line;

  • "a vertical camera angle"
  • "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"
  • "measure the perpendicular height"

3. extremely steep;

  • "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"

数学

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  • 1.垂直［的］
  • 2.垂线
  • 3.又称 :垂线(perpendicular line )

计算机

  • 1.【修】垂直
1. Let AB be perpendicular to CD.
设 AB 垂直于CD。

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2. The plumbline is always perpendicular to the horizontal plane.
铅垂线总是垂直于水平面的。

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3. The two lines of bones are set perpendicular to one another.
这两排骨头相互垂直。

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4. The wall is out of the perpendicular.
这墙有些倾斜。

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5. When a surface is perpendicular to the rays, their intensity is at its maximum.
当表面与射线垂直时，射线的强度最大。

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