perpendicularTo

P2055
predicate

Indicates that one entity is oriented at a right angle (90 degrees) to another entity.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
isPerpendicularTo 3
orthogonalTo 3
isOrthogonalTo 2

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: perpendicularTo
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is oriented at a right angle (90 degrees) to another entity.

Sample triples (11)

Subject Object
Equator Earth’s axis of rotation ⓘ
Poynting vector electric field in a plane electromagnetic wave in vacuum via predicate surface "isOrthogonalTo" ⓘ
Poynting vector magnetic field in a plane electromagnetic wave in vacuum via predicate surface "isOrthogonalTo" ⓘ
Lorentz force velocity via predicate surface "magneticPartPerpendicularTo" ⓘ
Lorentz force magnetic field via predicate surface "magneticPartPerpendicularTo" ⓘ
i 1 in the standard inner product on C via predicate surface "orthogonalTo" ⓘ
Néel vector net magnetization in ideal antiferromagnets via predicate surface "orthogonalTo" ⓘ
North Ecliptic Pole ecliptic plane via predicate surface "isPerpendicularTo" ⓘ
residual maker matrix column space of X via predicate surface "orthogonalTo" ⓘ
North East via predicate surface "isPerpendicularTo" ⓘ
North West via predicate surface "isPerpendicularTo" ⓘ