perpendicular

/ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/adj
Middle School
1

At or forming a right angle (to something).

2

Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc.

3

Independent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal.

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