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Misspelling

erpendicular, peerpeendicular, perpemdicular, perpenddicular, perpendiccular, perpendicula, perpendiculaar, perpendicullar, perpendicuular, perpendiicular, perpendikular, perpenndicular, perrpendicularr, pperppendicular

Perpendicular — synonyms, perpendicular antonyms, definition

1. perpendicular (a)

19 synonyms

cocked equal erect even exact horizontal level plumb precipitous raised rectilinear sheer square standing steep straight true upright vertical

2. perpendicular (Adjective)

2 antonyms

oblique parallel

3 definitions

perpendicular (Adjective) — Intersecting at or forming right angles. ex. "the axes are perpendicular to each other"

perpendicular (Adjective) — At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line. ex. "measure the perpendicular height"

perpendicular (Adjective) — Extremely steep. ex. "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"

1 see also

orientation

3. perpendicular (Noun)

4 synonyms

English-Gothic English-Gothic architecture perpendicular style plumb line

4 definitions

perpendicular (Noun) — A straight line at right angles to another line.

perpendicular (Noun) — A Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centred (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting.

perpendicular (Noun) — A cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's centre of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point.

perpendicular (Noun) — An extremely steep face.

5 types of

Gothic architecture cord face gothic straight line

4 types

Tudor architecture lead line plumb rule sounding line

3 parts

plumb plumb bob plummet