perpendicularly
adverb uk/ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə.li/ us/ˌpɝː.pənˈdɪk.juː.lɚ.li/
formal垂直地
at an angle of 90° to a horizontal line or surface
immense rocks rising perpendicularly from the earth 巨大的岩石耸立在地上
A few columns of smoke mounted perpendicularly into the windless air. 几根烟柱笔直升入无风的空气中。
mathematics specialized垂直地
at an angle of 90° to another line or surface
The needle was inserted perpendicularly to the skin. 针垂直地插入皮肤。
You should always look perpendicularly towards the scale and the object you are measuring. 您应该始终垂直地看着刻度和正在测量的物体。
See: perpendicular
- More examples
- The bird floats about in circles and then shoots down perpendicularly to the ground.
- This part of the village has narrow streets laid out perpendicularly on either side of a wider, straight street.
- She steered past some white cliffs which rose perpendicularly from the water.