正交

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
simp. and trad. (正交)		正	交

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngjiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ gaau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngjiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjiao
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-chiao¹
    • Yale: jèng-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjiau
    • Palladius: чжэнцзяо (čžɛnczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ gaau¹
    • Yale: jing gāau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ gaau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ gao¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

正交

1. (mathematics) orthogonal

   正交基  ―  zhèngjiāojī  ―  orthogonal basis

   正交向量  ―  zhèngjiāo xiàngliàng  ―  orthogonal vectors

   正交晶系  ―  zhèngjiāo jīngxì  ―  orthogonal crystal system

   正交矩陣／正交矩阵  ―  zhèngjiāo jǔzhèn  ―  orthogonal matrix

   正交多項式／正交多项式  ―  zhèngjiāo duōxiàngshì  ―  orthogonal polynomials

Derived terms

• 正交化
• 正交基
• 正交性 (zhèngjiāoxìng)

 

Verb

正交

1. (biology) to make a “direct” cross between two parents A (♀) × B (♂) (as opposed to a “reciprocal” cross, where the sexes of the parents are reversed: A (♂) × B (♀))

Antonyms

• 反交