Perpendicular vs Antiparallel - What's the difference?
perpendicular | antiparallel |
(geometry) At or forming a right angle (to).
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(geometry) A line or plane that is perpendicular to another.
A device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a perpendicular line.
(mathematics) of vectors, parallel but of opposite direction
(biochemistry) describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA
(biochemistry) describing two beta strands comprising a protein's secondary structure that are aligned and hydrogen bonded but the vector describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.
(geometry) A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.
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In geometry terms the difference between perpendicular and antiparallel
is that perpendicular is a line or plane that is perpendicular to another while antiparallel is a line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.perpendicular
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(wikipedia perpendicular)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.}}
- In most houses, the walls are perpendicular to the floor .