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单词 perpendicularity
例句 perpendicularity
Symmetry and perpendicularity reign, with fewer than five sculptures placed diagonally. ‘Jeff Koons: A Retrospective’ Opens at the Whitney 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z
And so it was for McGregor, slapped so sharply and with such inevitability from the sixth to the 10th, but left with the compensation of perpendicularity at the end. Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather the only ones enriched by this fight | Kevin Mitchell 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z
You will be able to ascertain the exact degree of perpendicularity in Addie’s case without an enormous waste of time or money. The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury 2012-04-20T02:00:07.610Z
“You haven't taken Alice—you don't mean—she's not gone?” exclaimed the baronet, sitting up with a sudden perpendicularity, and staring at his brother as if his eyes were about to leap from their sockets. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z
Of new definitions we mention those which relate to the perpendicularity and the inclination of lines and planes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z
Just below the exit of the pool these natural terraces all culminate in a jutting angle of the cliff, which protrudes, sharp and awful in its unbroken perpendicularity. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z
The abyss is girt with a ragged wall of dark trachyte, which rises on the inside at various angles between forty-five degrees and perpendicularity. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2
Everybody knows that an intramural churchyard has a tendency to enlarge itself—not in area, but in perpendicularity. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)
The fish, when brought close up to the canoe, sometimes dashes beneath it, to the great peril of rod, reel, and leader, if not to the perpendicularity of the canoe itself. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6.
She drove on, in rigid perpendicularity, past the adobe ranch-house of the Gonzales family, and around the curve of the lake-shore, into the sunshine of the wild mustard that fringed the road. Stories of the Foot-hills
But now they had above them the ten feet of sheer perpendicularity down which Dan had indiscreetly jumped, following Penn's lead. Cudjo's Cave
There is "less perpendicularity of features in the front—a larger proportion of face to head—a broader flatter face—a shorter wider nose, often clubbed at the end, and furnished with round nostrils." The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies
You have no longer a sense of perpendicularity. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys
By these motions the muscles, which preserve the perpendicularity of the body, are alternately quiescent, and exerted; and are thus less liable to fatigue or exhaustion. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life
And from the perpendicularity of lines, the perpendicularity of surfaces is taken, as hereafter shall appeare. The Way To Geometry
"Two solemn facts, but they won't wash the dishes," rejoined Kat, balancing over the bannisters, in a way that threatened immediate perpendicularity, with a change of base from what was customary. Six Girls A Home Story
Perfect perpendicularity implies lack of understanding, but gently arched at top, capacity for cold, tranquil, profound thought. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science
Even an old sailor may find it impossible to maintain his perpendicularity when the boat is unexpectedly moved. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk
Whence the objects appear to librate or circulate according to the motions of our heads, which is called dizziness; and we lose the means of balancing ourselves, or preserving our perpendicularity, by vision. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life
Any one but Professor Tartlet placed in this sort of unstable equilibrium would have tottered on his base, but the professor preserved an absolute perpendicularity. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery
It was necessarily "low studded," being only five feet from floor to ceiling, which was rather trying to the perpendicularity of a six-footer. The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder
The abyss is girt with a ragged wall of dark trachyte, which rises on the inside at various angles between 45° and perpendicularity. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America
We are now in a position to explore the fundamental character of perpendicularity. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919
When he revolves, the irritative associations of the muscular motions, which were used to preserve his perpendicularity, become disordered by their new modes of successive exertion; and he begins to fall. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life
"I see," added Graines, tumbling over, but regaining his perpendicularity with a trying effort. A Victorious Union
We took too many tests proving the absolute perpendicularity of the Columbiad, to entertain the slightest doubt on that subject. All Around the Moon
M. Le Prevost bade me remark that the walls had much swerved from their original perpendicularity,--and that there was much irregularity in the laying of the bricks among the stones. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One
The symmetry of perpendicularity is a particular instance of the symmetry of the mutual relations between two time-systems. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919
We determine our perpendicularity by the apparent motions of objects. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
Septimus took off his cap and brought his hair to its normal perpendicularity. Septimus
Rich meadow-slopes were broken by solitary trees arranged in Nature's happiest style, and grey precipices of Jurane grimness and perpendicularity encroached upon the woods and grass. Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland
But now, as Bob looked, he saw that a little back eddy along the perpendicularity of the cliff slowed the current close to the sheer rock. The Rules of the Game
The theory of perpendicularity in the timeless space of any time-system α follows immediately from this theory of perpendicularity in each of its instantaneous spaces. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919
In learning to walk we judge of the distances of the objects, which we approach, by the eye; and by observing their perpendicularity determine our own. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
Possibly there are higher walls of rock elsewhere, but there are none which, for their height, have the same perpendicularity. Somerset
The square was required to fit the joints with sufficient accuracy, the level to run the courses in a horizontal line, and the plumb to erect the whole with due regard to perfect perpendicularity. The Symbolism of Freemasonry
The ascent is precipitous, but the path is cut into continual and short windings, which enable you to surmount the perpendicularity of the mountain. Frankenstein
In this way we have pointed out unique and definite properties in nature which correspond to perpendicularity. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919
Here a new difficulty occurs, and we require some experience to learn the peculiar mode of motion of any moving objects, before we can make use of them for the purposes of determining our perpendicularity. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
The perpendicularity of the gun was exact, its direction to the zenith of the spot incontestible; and the moon passing to the zenith of the spot, we ought to reach it at the full. From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon
His father, whose perpendicularity made him look like a sitting grenadier, commenced the examination thus:— "I wish you to inform me what you was a doing of when I spoke to you." Paul Prescott's Charge
And it must be remembered that the cliff exhibits an intensifying feature which some of those are without—sheer perpendicularity from the half-tide level. A Pair of Blue Eyes
We shall find that this discovery of definite unique properties defining perpendicularity is of critical importance in the theory of congruence which is the topic for the next lecture. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919
Here it is necessary, that we should be habituated to both these modes of motion in order to preserve our perpendicularity. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
It was near noon; I knew by the perpendicularity of the sun's rays, which were no longer refracted. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
It sees the Polar sea running with warm water, the North Pole maintaining a magnificent perpendicularity, and the Equinoctial Line extended all around the earth, including Hoboken and Hull. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 04, April 23, 1870
Above all else, the forests of cedar sometimes bordering the way are astonishments; never outside of the tropics did I see any growths comparable for density and perpendicularity with these. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series
This axiom evidently expresses the symmetry of perpendicularity, and is the essence of the famous pons asinorum expressed as an axiom. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919
She is a sorter of a flag-staff, from whose perpendicularity the ensines of all nations blows and flaps, and any man base enuff to haul down one solitary flag will be shot on the spot. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 38, December 17, 1870.
Some will pin their faith even to the crossing of a T, "the perpendicularity, my lord," of a down-stroke, or the "obliquity" of an upstroke. The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton)
The landward faces of the hills are disposed at a sloping angle, contrasting strongly with the perpendicularity of their seaward sides, and I found no inner range corresponding with, and parallel to, the maritime chain. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2
And she balanced her little head with the perpendicularity of a plumb-line. After the Storm
I spotted this fact in the perpendicularity of the sun's rays, which were no longer refracted. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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