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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNon-perpendicular
/ˌnɒnˌpɜːpənˈdɪkjʊlə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Meeting or intersecting at an angle other than a right angle (90 degrees).
"The two non-perpendicular walls intersected at an acute angle of sixty degrees."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from the English prefix 'non-' (derived from Latin 'nōn', meaning 'not') and 'perpendicular' (originating from Latin 'perpendicularis', from 'perpendiculum' meaning a plumb line). It emerged in modern mathematical and geometrical discourse to describe lines, planes, or vectors that do not meet at a right angle.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Non-perpendicular" is said worldwide
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non perpendiculaire
Transliteration: nɔ̃ pɛʁ.pɑ̃.di.ky.lɛʁ
"Ces deux lignes sont non perpendiculaires."
nicht senkrecht
Transliteration: nɪçt ˈzɛŋkrɛçt
"Die Linien verlaufen nicht senkrecht zueinander."
non perpendicolare
Transliteration: non per.pen.di.koˈla.re
"I due vettori sono non perpendicolari."
no perpendicular
Transliteration: no peɾ.pen.di.kuˈlaɾ
"El ángulo formado es no perpendicular."
não perpendicular
Transliteration: nɐ̃w pɛɾ.pẽ.di.kuˈlaɾ
"As retas são não perpendiculares."
लंबवत नहीं
Transliteration: lambavat nahin
"ये दोनों रेखाएँ लंबवत नहीं हैं।"
不垂直的
Transliteration: bù chuízhí de
"这两条线是不垂直的。"
수직이 아닌
Transliteration: sujigi anin
"두 선은 수직이 아닙니다."
垂直でない
Transliteration: suichoku de nai
"これらの2つの線は垂直ではありません。"
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