orthogonal

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The "treadmill" also employed two high-speed orthogonal cameras to capture unique locomotion features -- one a side view, the other from the bottom.

From Science Daily

Their core provisions were always unlikely to substantially affect turnout or election outcomes — and they were also mostly orthogonal to the weak spots in the electoral system that Trump’s knavery attempted to exploit.

From New York Times

“It is these areas where the flow will be orthogonal to the terrain and the greatest rainfall totals realized,” the Weather Prediction Center said.

From Seattle Times

It encompasses an orthogonal attack on its targets — not merely the contraceptive mandate, but the ACA’s other mandates.

From Los Angeles Times

Lines accreted in an essentially radial configuration, with large arcs orbiting an absent central axis, and orthogonal spokes sprouting from the core.

From New York Times