ORTHOGONAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • having a set of mutually perpendicular axes
   • meeting at right angles
   Synonym(s)
   • rectangular (what does rectangular mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • wind and sea may displace the ship’’s center of gravity along three orthogonal axes
   • a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system
   Similar To
   • perpendicular (what does perpendicular mean?)
2. Meaning
   • statistically unrelated
   Similar To
   • unrelated (what does unrelated mean?)
3. Meaning
   • not pertinent to the matter under consideration
   Synonym(s)
   • extraneous (what does extraneous mean?)
   • immaterial (what does immaterial mean?)
   • impertinent (what does impertinent mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an issue extraneous to the debate
   • the price was immaterial
   • mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
   Similar To
   • irrelevant (what does irrelevant mean?)