perpendicularly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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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 • Apr. 16, 2024
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 • Apr. 1, 2024
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
This selection includes “Holding Pattern,” which is mounted perpendicularly to the wall, and “The Mildly High Club,” which hangs well above an average person’s eye level.
From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2021
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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