How do you pronounce orthogonal?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɔɹˈθɑ.ɡə.nəl/.

orthogonal

/ɔɹˈθɑ.ɡə.nəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: or-thog-o-nal
IPA: /ɔɹˈθɑ.ɡə.nəl/

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Meaning

adj

Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.

adj

Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.

adj

Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.

adj

Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles.

adj

Of grid graphs, board games and polyominoes: vertical or horizontal but not diagonal.

adj

Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.

adj

Statistically independent, with reference to variates.

adj

Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately; of a design, exhibiting consistency and composability.

Example Sentences

"A chord and the radius that bisects it are orthogonal."
"The normal vector and tangent vector at a given point are orthogonal."
"The content of the message should be orthogonal to the means of its delivery."
"An orthogonal approach also promotes reuse. If components have specific, well-defined responsibilities, they can be combined with new components in ways that were not envisioned by their original implementors."
"Even in a geostate, some people are willing to fight and die for their views, but the institutional change to a polystate seems somewhat orthogonal to such issues."
"All of the orthogonals in this painting display an understanding of linear perspective."

Etymology

From Middle French orthogonal, in turn from Medieval Latin orthogōnālis and Latin orthogōnius (“right-angled”), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρθογώνιος (orthogṓnios, “rectangular”). By surface analysis, ortho- + -gon + -al.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: orthogonal, orthogōnālis, orthogōnius, ὀρθογώνιος

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɔɹˈθɑ.ɡə.nəl/
British English: /ɔːˈθɒɡ.ə.nəl/

Inflected Forms

orthagonal (alternative) orthogonals (plural)

Derived Forms

orthogonality orthogonalize orthogonally orthogonals

Phrases

orthogonal base orthogonal complement orthogonal function orthogonal group orthogonal matrix orthogonal transform

Frequently Paired Words

orthogonalization orthonormal semiorthogonal uncorrelated

Synonyms

rectangular extraneous immaterial impertinent

Antonyms

unorthogonal