quasiperpendicular

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English

Etymology

From quasi- +‎ perpendicular.

Adjective

quasiperpendicular (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics) Partially perpendicular.
    • 2015, Francisco Vega Reyes, Andrés Santos, “Steady state in a gas of inelastic rough spheres heated by a uniform stochastic force”, in arXiv:
      And third, the angular translational-rotational velocity correlations show a preference for a quasiperpendicular mutual orientation (which is called "lifted-tennis-ball" behavior)..