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or•thog•o•nal•ize
(ôr thog′ə nl īz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. [Math.]
or•thog′o•nal•i•za′tion, n.
- Mathematicsto make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- orthogonal + -ize 1925–30