orthogonally
Crossing at ninety
Orthogonally means at right angles.
In geometry, lines that meet orthogonally form a 90-degree intersection.
The word extends to any context where things are independent or unrelated—affecting one doesn't affect the other: These two problems are orthogonally related; solving one won't help with the other.
Common in technical and academic writing.
At right angles
- right-angleNinety-degree intersection
- intersectCross at a point
- axisRotation reference line
- coordinateArrange for unified action
vector · plane · normal · vertical · horizontal · transverse · grid · quadrant
Against something stated
- contraryOpposed in nature
- divergentDeviating from the norm
- antitheticalDiametrically opposed to
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
inverse · different · distinct · disparate · conflicting · incompatible · incongruent · at-odds
Lacking statistical relationship
- separateTo set apart
- distinctClearly distinguishable, separate
- unrelatedHaving no link
- disjointSeparate at connections
decoupled · autonomous · isolated · disconnected · compartmentalized · siloed · partitioned · segregated
perpendicular
At right angles
- right-angleNinety-degree intersection
- intersectCross at a point
- axisRotation reference line
coordinate · vector · plane · normal · vertical · horizontal · transverse · grid · quadrant · dimension
opposed
Against something stated
- contraryOpposed in nature
- divergentDeviating from the norm
- antitheticalDiametrically opposed to
counterpoint · inverse · different · distinct · disparate · conflicting · incompatible · incongruent · at-odds · crosswise
uncorrelated
Lacking statistical relationship
disjoint · decoupled · autonomous · isolated · disconnected · compartmentalized · siloed · partitioned · segregated · independent
orthogonallyparallel
Equidistant at all points
in parallel · collinearly · obliquely · coaxially · tangentially
orthogonallydependently
While relying on another
interdependently · conjointly · connectedly · inextricably · codependently