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(adj) rectangular
having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles
wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes; a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system
(adj) extraneous, immaterial, impertinent
not pertinent to the matter under consideration
an issue extraneous to the debate; the price was immaterial; mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point