per·pen·dic·u·lar (pûr p n-d k y-lr)adj. 1. Mathematics Intersecting at or forming right angles. 2. Being at right angles to the horizontal; vertical. See Synonyms at vertical. 3. often Perpendicular Of or relating to a style of English Gothic architecture of the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by emphasis of the vertical element. adv. In a perpendicular position. n. 1. Mathematics A line or plane perpendicular to a given line or plane. 2. A perpendicular position. 3. A device, such as a plumb line, used in marking the vertical from a given point. 4. A vertical or nearly vertical line or plane. [Middle English perpendiculer, from Old French, from Latin perpendicul  ris, from perpendiculum, plumb line, from perpendere, to weigh carefully : per-, per- + pendere, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]per pen·dicu·lari·ty (-l r-t ) n.per pen·dicu·lar·ly adv. |
perpendicular
Adjective
1. at right angles to a given line or surface
2. upright; vertical
3. denoting a style of English Gothic architecture characterized by vertical lines
Noun
Geom a line or plane perpendicular to another [Latin perpendiculum a plumb line]
perpendicularity n
| perpendicular (pûrpn-dky-lr) Adjective Intersecting at or forming a right angle or right angles. Noun A line or plane that is perpendicular to a given line or plane. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  perpendicular - a straight line at right angles to another linestraight line - a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature; "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line" |
| 2. |  perpendicular - a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaultingGothic architecture, Gothic - a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches Tudor architecture - a style of English-Gothic architecture popular during the Tudor period; characterized by half-timbered houses | |
| 3. |  perpendicular - 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 pointcord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord" lead line, sounding line - (nautical) plumb line for determining depth plumb rule - a plumb line attached to a narrow board | |
| 4. | perpendicular - an extremely steep face face - a vertical surface of a building or cliff | |
| Adj. | 1. | perpendicular - intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other" oblique - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base" parallel - being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows" |
| 2. |  perpendicular - 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"steep - having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs" straight - having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders" | |
| 3. | perpendicular - extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff" steep - having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs" |
perpendicular
adjective 2. at right angles, at 90 degrees
Translations
perpendicular [pəːpənˈdɪkjuləʳ] adj → senkrecht
n the perpendicular → die Senkrechte;
perpendicular to → senkrecht zu
adj perpendicular [pəːpənˈdikjulə]
standing, rising etc straight upwards; vertical a perpendicular cliff. vertikaal عَمودي، مُتَعامِد отвесен svislý; srázný lodret senkrecht κάθετος perpendicular ristloodis عمود؛ راست kohtisuora perpendiculaire מְאוּנָך अभिलम्ब, लंब okomit,strm függőleges; merőleges tegak lóðréttur perpendicolare 垂直の 수직의, 직립한 statmenas perpendikulārs, vertikāls, statenisks tegak loodrecht loddrett prostopadły perpendicular vertical вертикальный; крутой zvislý; strmý navpičen uspravan lodrät, vertikal ตั้งฉาก dikey 垂直的 перпендикулярний سيدھا، عمودي thẳng đứng; dốc đứng 垂直的
adv perpenˈdicularly
vertikaal بصورَةٍ مُتَعامِدَه отвесно svisle; strmě lodret senkrecht κάθετα perpendicularmente püstjalt عمودی kohtisuoraan perpendiculairement בְּנִיצָב लंबत:, अनुलम्ब okomitost függőlegesen; merőlegesen secara tegak lóðrétt perpendicolarmente 垂直に 수직으로 statmenai perpendikulāri, vertikāli, stateniski tegak lurus loodrecht loddrett prostopadle perpendicularmente perpendicular вертикально zvislo; strmo navpično uspravno lodrätt, vertikalt อย่างตั้งฉาก dikey olarak 垂直地 перпендикулярно عمودي حالت ميں một cách thẳng đứng; dốc đứng 垂直地
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