Perpendicular
noun,pɜrpən'dɪkjʊlər
Adjective
at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
“measure the perpendicular height”
intersecting at or forming right angles
“the axes are perpendicular to each other”
so steep as to be nearly veritcal
“the great perpendicular face of the cliff”
Noun
a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
Similar:English-gothicType of:Gothica cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point
Type of:Cordan extremely steep face
Type of:Facea straight line at right angles to another line
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Similar Words
- English-gothic
- Vertical
- Upright
- Plumb
- Unsloped
- Upended
- Orthogonal
- Normal
- Right
- Rectangular
- Steep
- Perpendicularity