perpendicularly
Americanadverb
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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 • Feb. 24, 2025
Polarization describes light waves oscillating perpendicularly to the direction it is traveling.
From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023
Because the structure of the district is largely made of long, parallel roads, the traboules allowed residents to access the River Saône more quickly and perpendicularly, essentially serving as a system to ease circulation.
From Washington Post • May 20, 2022
One Washingtonian, who tweeted out their story Monday night, was chased by the fox, which “ran at me like steak, perpendicularly, on my right side.”
From Slate • Apr. 5, 2022
Their guide halted at the foot of a ladder, raised his hand perpendicularly, then darted it horizontally forward.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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