perpendicularly

American  

[pur-puhn-dik-yuh-ler-lee] / ˌpɜr pənˈdɪk yə lər li /

adverb

1. in a perpendicular way, relation, or position.

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Example Sentences

Safety expert Ban Choi, of the Institute of Risk & Safety Analyses, said the design of the ride was dangerous because it required people to step perpendicularly off the moving walkway onto the stationary floor.

From Los Angeles Times

In contrast, fibers in the outer layer run perpendicularly to those of the inner layer.

From Science Daily

The researchers showed that this condition can be changed by the application of an electric field applied perpendicularly to the material, making the double-layer graphene insulating.

From Science Daily

Holding up a colander can also project the partial eclipse onto the ground, as can looking at sunlight dappling through a tree’s leaves, or through your fingers aligned perpendicularly.

From Los Angeles Times

Nevertheless, a tunable band gap can be engineered in BLG by applying an electric field perpendicularly to the plane of the sheets.

From Science Daily