perpendicular

Words with a similar base: perpendicular, perpendicular_style

'perpendicular'

[perpendicular.n.01] as in: a straight line at right angles to another line

'perpendicular'

[perpendicular.n.02] as in: a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting

'perpendicular'

[plumb_line.n.01] as in: 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

'perpendicular'

[perpendicular.n.04] as in: an extremely steep face

'perpendicular'

[perpendicular.a.01] as in: intersecting at or forming right angles

Examples:
the axes are perpendicular to each other

'perpendicular'

[vertical.a.01] as in: at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

Examples:
a vertical camera angle
the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab
measure the perpendicular height

'perpendicular'

[perpendicular.s.01] as in: extremely steep

Examples:
the great perpendicular face of the cliff

Origins

					perpendicular (English)
└── perpendiculum (Latin)

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