PERPENDICULAR

/ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ ► audio Scrabble 20 Words With Friends 26

Scrabble letter values: P3E1R1P3E1N1D2I1C3U1L1A1R1 = 20

Definition

  1. adjective intersecting at or forming right angles.
  2. adjective at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line. — synonyms: vertical
  3. adjective so steep as to be nearly veritcal.
  4. noun a straight line at right angles to another line.
  5. noun a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England. — synonyms: perpendicular_style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic_architecture
  6. noun a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity. — synonyms: plumb_line
  7. noun an extremely steep face.

Examples

  • “the axes are perpendicular to each other”
  • “a vertical camera angle”
  • “the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab”

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