ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERPENDICULAR
From Latin perpendiculāris, from perpendiculum a plumb line, from per- through + pendēre to hang.
5 QUOTES WITH «PERPENDICULAR»
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perpendicular.
Companies have too many experts who block innovation. True innovation really comes from perpendicular thinking.
We can in fact first place the beam of rays of moving positive atomic ions in a plane perpendicular to the axis in which we see the spectral lines emitted by them.
This seems to be the law of progress in everything we do; it moves along a spiral rather than a perpendicular; we seem to be actually going out of the way, and yet it turns out that we were really moving upward all the time.
According to well-known electrodynamic laws, an electron moving in a magnetic field is acted upon by a force which runs perpendicular to the direction of motion of the electron and to the direction of the magnetic field, and whose magnitude is easily determined.
Now all oscillatory movements of such an electron can be conceived of as being split up into force, and two circular oscillations perpendicular to this direction rotating in opposite directions.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERPENDICULAR»
Discover the use of
perpendicular in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
perpendicular and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Perpendicular Magnetic Recording
This book is intended for graduate students, young engineers and even senior and more experienced researchers in this field who need to acquire adequate knowledge of the physics of perpendicular magnetic recording in order to further ...
Sakhrat Khizroev, Dmitri Litvinov, 2006
2
Micromagnetics of Novel
Perpendicular Media and Recording ...
Percolated Perpendicular Media 4.1 Introduction and Motivation In magnetic
storage systems, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in reading/writing processes and
the thermal stability of the storage media are two figures of merit for practical ...
3
Geometry, Plane, Solid, and Spherical, in Six Books: To ...
A straight line when said to be perpendicular to a plane . . 125 (a) If a straight line
stand at right angles to each of two other straight lines at their point of intersection
, it shall be at right angles to the plane in which they are . .128 (6) Any number ...
4
Algebra for College Students
The form 4x 3y k, where k is a constant, represents a family of lines perpendicular
to 3x 4y 6 because we have satisfied the condition AA BB. Therefore, to find what
specific line of the family contains (1, 2), we substitute 1 for x and 2 for y to ...
Jerome Kaufmann, Karen Schwitters, 2006
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St. Stephen's Chapel and Its Place in the Development of ...
St Stephen's Chapel is the plot of a drama which is the development and
dissemination throughout England (and possibly elsewhere) of that purely
English style known as Perpendicular. The view is that Perpendicular originated
in the south ...
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The Semiclassical Description of the Energy Spectrum of ...
Part I Introduction The quantum spectrum of Hydrogen in near-perpendicular
electric and magnetic fields has an interesting and somewhat complex structure
in the second order energy eigenvalues. The behavior and classification of these
...
Christopher Robert Schleif, 2008
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Mechanical Theorem Proving in Geometries: Basic Principles
Since, on the other hand, there are concepts of both orthogonality and
parallelism as well as midpoints, we may define, for any pair (AB) of two distinct
points, the line through the midpoint of the pair (AB) and perpendicular to the line
AB as the ...
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A description of the patent
perpendicular lift, erected on ...
The expence of erecting and fitting up these Perpendicular Lifts, must certainly be
great; besides the constant expence of one or two men stationed at each to work
it. The present Lift is only 12 feet, and by way of experiment j for the Committee, ...
Edward Smith (notary public.), 1811
(Capping the extended joists with a perpendicular rim joist that is 11⁄2 in. thick
will bring the total cantilever to 12 in.) Then run a string set on %-in. spacer
blocks nailed to the ends of the extended rim joists. (We used a similar method
with ...
Mike Guertin, Rick Arnold, Joseph Williamson, 2002
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Resistance of Common Hardwoods to Compression
Perpendicular ...
Prepared For Presentation At The Fall Meeting Of The Wood Industries Division Of The American Society Of Mechanical Engineers, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 4-5, 1944. Virginia Polytechnic Institute, V37, No. 8, June, 1944.
Ernest George Stern, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERPENDICULAR»
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perpendicular is used in the context of the following news items.
Region of the perpendicular
The Milford Track in Fiordland is New Zealand's premier Great Walk. In late April, towards the end of the main season, Dunedin writer Neville ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
Alan Page retiring from high court after singular career
... (the subject of a 2013 children's book, “Alan and his Perfectly Pointy Impossibly Perpendicular Pinky,” that he co-wrote with daughter Kamie). «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
Gateway monument for east Fort Worth closer to completion
... mounted on repurposed concrete construction barriers that will cascade one-by-one for 500 feet perpendicular to the highway and will be ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»
The Star in Our Midst
Henry had to stand full-weight on Phinn's thighs, while his legs were bent perpendicular, and extend her body into the air. Phinn was visibly ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
Jim McKee: Nebraska City, an incredible maze of cities and streets
Some areas still have grids with streets running northwest/southeast perpendicular to southwest/northeast with others abutting them in a ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
Forgotten team of North-East football aims to finally score victory …
... appeared on the field after being photographed in their new costume, a red and white perpendicular striped jersey with white knickerbockers. «Darlington and Stockton Times, Jul 15»
Fatal roundabout
Traffic from Sector 32 runs in perpendicular towards Moti Nagar road with traffic from Chandigarh and Ludhiana sides. Suggestion: Ensure ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Practice yoga for a healthy heart
Start on your hands, with your knees set directly below your hips and your wrists, elbows and shoulders in line and perpendicular to the floor. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
3D graphene scaffolds produced by interferometric lithography
... tilted with respect to a line perpendicular to the substrate, with the substrate rotated by 120 degrees between each exposure: see Figure 1. «SPIE Newsroom, Jul 15»
On the Road: 2015 Ford Edge Titanium
Five best features: 180-degree front-facing camera. Perpendicular park assist. Electronicpower-assisted steering. Inflatable rear seat belts. «The Bakersfield Californian, Jul 15»
