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rectangular
adjective
having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles
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ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ
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adjective
having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles
“wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes”
adjective
having four right angles
“a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide”
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wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes
a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system
a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide
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