perpendicular

Meanings

Plural: perpendiculars

Noun

• a straight line at right angles to another line
• a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
• a 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
• an extremely steep face
• 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.
• A meal eaten at a tavern bar while standing up.

Adjective

• intersecting at or forming right angles
  • "the axes are perpendicular to each other"
• at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
  • "measure the perpendicular height"

Adjective Satellite

• extremely steep
  • "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"

Adj

• At or forming a right angle (to something).
• Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc.
• Independent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal.

Synonyms

English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture, normal, orthogonal, perpendicular style, plumb line, vertical

Antonyms

horizontal, inclined, oblique, parallel

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