merőleges

Hungarian

Etymology

From the archaic adjective merőleg (“vertical”) +‎ -es, created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛrøːlɛɡɛʃ]
• Hyphenation: me‧rő‧le‧ges

Adjective

merőleges (comparative merőlegesebb, superlative legmerőlegesebb)

1. (geometry) orthogonal, perpendicular