perpendicular
adj. 垂直的，正交的；直立的；陡峭的
n. 垂线；垂直的位置
adj.
垂直的，成直角的；直立的，险陡的；[建]垂直式的；〈谑〉直站着的
n.
垂直线，垂直面；直立，直立姿势，廉直；垂直测器，锤规；[建]垂直式建筑，绝壁
变形
复数：perpendiculars
英英释义
perpendicular[ ,pə:pən'dikjulə ]
n.
a straight line at right angles to another line
a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
同义词：perpendicular styleEnglish-GothicEnglish-Gothic architecture
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
同义词：plumb line
an extremely steep face
adj.
intersecting at or forming right angles
"the axes are perpendicular to each other"
at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
"measure the perpendicular height"
同义词：vertical
extremely steep
"the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
同近义词辨析
upright, vertical, erect, perpendicular, plumb这组词都有“垂直的、竖式的”的意思，其区别是：
upright普通用词，指竖立、笔直而不是倾斜、倒塌的。
vertical指与平面、水平线或基线成直角或几乎成直角向上延伸至顶点的物体。也可指呈直线上升或下降的。
erect指笔直挺拔，而非倾斜、佝偻、弯曲或倒塌的。
perpendicular指与水平线形成90度的线或面，或朝垂直方面延伸的，尤指向下的急剧运动。
plumb建筑上用词，凭锤球评判某物是否完全垂直。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
The wall is usually perpendicular.
墙通常是垂直的。
There are many perpendicular marble columns in Greek temples.
希腊庙宇有很多垂直的大理石柱。
He'd drunk so much that he found it hard to remain perpendicular.
他喝酒太多，简直站都站不直了。
The wall is a little out of the perpendicular.
那墙有点斜。
The valley ended in a perpendicular rim of granite.
那山谷的尽头是花岗石的断崖。
用作名词(n.)
The pillar had been restored to the perpendicular.
这柱子恢复垂直。
权威例句
Perpendicular giant magnetoresistances of Ag/Co multilayersA perpendicular-anisotropy CoFeB-MgO magnetic tunnel junction
Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in Pd/Co thin film layered structures
Theory of the Perpendicular Magnetoresistance in Magnetic Multilayers
Type-II-superconductor strip with current in a perpendicular magnetic field.
Current-induced magnetization reversal in nanopillars with perpendicular anisotropy
The Instability of Liquid Surfaces when Accelerated in a Direction Perpendicular to their Planes. I
Magnetic properties of amorphous Co㏕i thin films with a perpendicular and an in﹑lane uniaxial anisotropy
Resonant tunneling through double barriers, perpendicular quantum transport phenomena in superlattices, and their device applications
Brandt, E. H. & Indenbom, M. Type-II-superconductor strip with current in perpendicular magnetic field. Phys. Rev. B 48, 12893-12906
perpendicular
perpendicular: see pendulum
perpendicular (adj.)
late 15c., from adverb (late 14c.), from Old French perpendiculer, from Latin perpendicularis "vertical, as a plumb line," from perpendiculum "plumb line," from perpendere "balance carefully," from per- "thoroughly" (see per) + pendere "to weigh, to hang" (see pendant). As a noun from 1570s. Related: Perpendicularly; perpendicularity.
1. Draw a line perpendicular to the horizontal axis through the point.
通过这两直线的交点做横轴的垂线。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
2. Those that are aligned perpendicular to the plane are called axial hydrogens.
与平面垂直定向的氢叫做直立氢。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
3. The line of sight must be approximately perpendicular to the horizontal axis.
视线必须近似地垂直于水平轴。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
4. A corner cube consists of three mutually perpendicular reflecting planes.
角棱镜是由3个互相垂直的反射平面组成。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
5. Flight lines are roughly perpendicular to geologic strike.
飞行路线大致垂直于地质构造的走向。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
6. a perpendicular line
垂直线
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
7. a perpendicular cliff
陡峭的悬崖,绝壁
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
8. Two perpendicular lines are chosen as the x and y coordinate axes.
选两条垂线作为x和y坐标轴。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
9. These structures were usually skewed with the diaphragms placed perpendicular to the longitudinal girders.
这些结构通常是斜交的，而横隔板则垂直于纵梁布置。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
10. It takes courage and strength to climb up the perpendicular cliff.
攀上这悬崖峭壁需要勇气和力量。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
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