perpendicular

per·pen·dic·u·lar  (pûrpn-dky-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.

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.

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[Middle English perpendiculer, from Old French, from Latin perpendiculris, from perpendiculum, plumb line, from perpendere, to weigh carefully : per-, per- + pendere, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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perpen·dicu·lari·ty (-lr-t) n.

perpen·dicu·lar·ly adv.

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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

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	perpendicular - a straight line at right angles to another line straight 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 vaulting English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture, perpendicular style Gothic 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 point plumb line cord - 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, plumb bob, plummet - the metal bob of a plumb line 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" vertical 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"

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perpendicular

adjective 1. upright, straight, vertical, plumb, on end

adjective 2. at right angles, at 90 degrees

Translations

perpendicular [pəːpənˈdɪkjuləʳ] adj → perpendicular

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perpendicular [pəːpənˈdɪkjuləʳ] adj, n → perpendiculaire f

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perpendicular [pəːpənˈdɪkjuləʳ] adj → senkrecht

n the perpendicular → die Senkrechte;

perpendicular to → senkrecht zu

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perpendicular [pəːpənˈdɪkjuləʳ] adj, n → perpendicolare (f)