Jan 8, 2007 19:32
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Portuguese term

Ortogonal

Portuguese to English Other Environment & Ecology oceanography
A refração sobre os bancos de areia da plataforma interna e a convergência de ortogonais sugere a possibilidade de que seja uma causa para a erosão na litoral Norte do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Atafona) (GUERRA, 1994).


Observa-se que uma ortogonal sobre a isóbata de 20 m encurva-se de 45º, ao largo do Cabo de São Tomé.

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(1) orthogonal convergence; (2) orthogon; (3) right angle

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According to Webster's unabridged dictionary there is no such noun as "orthogon." The adjective "orthogonal" means "1. lying or intersecting at right angles; 2. mutually perpendicular." You would need to add a word like grid, matrix, etc. in English. Frankly, I think it means the same thing as right angle.

151 examples of orthogon:

A polygon with axis-parallel edges is called an orthogon (Figure 1). ... The orthoconvex hull OH(P) of an orthogon P is defined to be the smallest ...
https:/.../ResourceCenter/en/SimulationStandard/showArticle.jsp?year=2000&article=a3&month=dec

Once an Orthogon is formed, several relationships automatically are available to use:. · the square. · the section extending beyond (or within) the square ...
www.timelessbydesign.org/Application.htm

The Golden Section is an Orthogon called the Auron. The golden section can be constructed from a square with a compass and ruler: ...
goldennumber.net/orthogons.htm

Volume Maximization and **Orthoconvex Approximation of Orthogons**
given an orthogon P (i.e., a simple polygon in the plane which is a union of blocks) and a ... In the plane an orthogon is called vertically (horizontally) ...
www.springerlink.com/index/4VAXBAFJ3BWG6LYP.pdf


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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks a lot"
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orthogonal

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Peer comment(s):

agree Douglas Divers
12 mins
obrigado
agree Fernando Domeniconi
20 mins
obrigado
agree Claudio Mazotti
1 hr
obrigado
neutral Muriel Vasconcellos : It doesn't appear to be a noun in English.
4 hrs
It's just a tip for good translators...
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