orthogonal C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ɔrˈθɑɡənəl/ UK /ɔːˈθɒɡənəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj at right angles; statistically independent or unrelated The two design concerns are orthogonal and can be solved separately. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · at right angles;... perpendicularright-angledindependentunrelateduncorrelated ↔ Opposites parallelcorrelateddependentrelated Word family Derived forms orthogonalityorthogonally Related forms orthodoxdiagonalpolygon Etymology AI details From Greek 'orthogonios' ('right-angled'), from 'orthos' ('right, straight') plus 'gonia' ('angle'), via French 'orthogonal'. ὀρθός Ancient Greek γωνία Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # orthogonal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɔrˈθɑɡənəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ɔːˈθɒɡənəl/ ## Meanings 1. at right angles; statistically independent or unrelated ## Examples - The two design concerns are orthogonal and can be solved separately. ## Synonyms - perpendicular - right-angled - independent - unrelated - uncorrelated ## Antonyms - parallel - correlated - dependent - related ## Derived Forms - orthogonality - orthogonally ## Related Forms - orthodox - diagonal - polygon ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ὀρθός - Root: γωνία ## Etymology From Greek 'orthogonios' ('right-angled'), from 'orthos' ('right, straight') plus 'gonia' ('angle'), via French 'orthogonal'. ## AI Etymology Orthogonal comes from Greek 'orthogonios' ('right-angled'), from 'orthos' ('right, straight') plus 'gonia' ('angle'), via French 'orthogonal'. The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek ὀρθός and Ancient Greek γωνία. As an adjective, orthogonal means at right angles; statistically independent or unrelated. The same family is visible in derived forms such as orthogonality and orthogonally and related forms such as orthodox, diagonal, and polygon. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown