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- Dictionaryperpendicular/ˌpəːp(ə)nˈdɪkjʊlə/
adjective
- 1. at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface or to the ground: "dormers and gables that extend perpendicular to the main roofline" Similar
- 2. denoting the latest stage of English Gothic church architecture, prevalent from the late 14th to mid 16th centuries and characterized by broad arches, elaborate fan vaulting, and large windows with vertical tracery: "the handsome Perpendicular church of St Andrew"
noun
- 1. a straight line at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface: "at each division draw a perpendicular representing the surface line"
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PERPENDICULAR definition: 1. at an angle of 90° to a horizontal line or surface: 2. at an angle of 90° to another line or…. Learn more.
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PERPENDICULAR meaning: 1. at an angle of 90° to a horizontal...
- Znaczenie Perpendicular, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
PERPENDICULAR definicja: 1. at an angle of 90° to a...
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The meaning of PERPENDICULAR is standing at right angles to the plane of the horizon : exactly upright. How to use perpendicular in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Perpendicular.
noun. a perpendicular line or plane. an instrument for indicating the vertical line from any point. an upright position. a sharply pitched or precipitously steep mountain face. moral virtue or uprightness; rectitude. Nautical. either of two lines perpendicular to the keel line, base line, or designed water line of a vessel. perpendicular.
PERPENDICULAR meaning: 1. at an angle of 90° to a horizontal line or surface: 2. at an angle of 90° to another line or…. Learn more.
A perpendicular line or surface points straight up, rather than being sloping or horizontal. We made two slits for the eyes and a perpendicular line for the nose. The sides of the loch are almost perpendicular.
Two lines that form a T are perpendicular to each other. They meet at a right angle. A person who is standing is perpendicular to the earth. Use perpendicular to describe lines, angles, and direction. In geometry a perpendicular angle is 90 degrees, a perfect L.
[1] In geometry, two geometric objects are perpendicular if their intersection forms right angles ( angles that are 90 degrees or π/2 radians wide) at the point of intersection called a foot. The condition of perpendicularity may be represented graphically using the perpendicular symbol, .
