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Defenition of the word perpendicular

    • Defenition of the word perpendicular

      • In an angle of 90В° to the ground.
      • extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
      • intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"
      • an extremely steep face
      • a straight line at right angles to another line
      • a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines, a four-centered (Tudor) arch, 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
      • at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height"
      • 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
      • a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
      • extremely steep
      • at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
      • intersecting at or forming right angles

    Synonyms for the word perpendicular

      • at a 90 degree angle
      • at right angles
      • English-Gothic
      • English-Gothic architecture
      • making a corner
      • perpendicular style
      • plumb line
      • upright
      • vertical

    Similar words in the perpendicular

      • normal
      • orthogonal
      • perpendicular
      • perpendiculars
      • plumb
      • rectangular
      • right
      • steep
      • straight
      • unsloped
      • upended
      • upright

    Meronymys for the word perpendicular

      • plumb
      • plumb bob
      • plummet

    Hyponyms for the word perpendicular

      • lead line
      • plumb rule
      • sounding line
      • Tudor architecture

    Hypernyms for the word perpendicular

      • cord
      • face
      • Gothic
      • Gothic architecture
      • straight line

    Antonyms for the word perpendicular

      • horizontal
      • inclined
      • oblique
      • parallel

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