Definition of perpendicular

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Definition of perpendicular

  • a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. english-gothic
    2. english-gothic architecture
    3. perpendicular style
  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. plumb line
  • at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line (adjective)

    Examples

    1. measure the perpendicular height

    Synonyms

    1. vertical
  • an extremely steep face (noun)
  • a straight line at right angles to another line (noun)
  • intersecting at or forming right angles (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the axes are perpendicular to each other
  • so steep as to be nearly veritcal (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the great perpendicular face of the cliff

See definition of perpendicular in Merriam Webster