English to English
perpendicular
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adjective (a)
- intersecting at or forming right angles(adj.all)Example:
The axes are perpendicular to each other.
source: wordnet30 - Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the center of the earth.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a straight line at right angles to another line(noun.shape)source: wordnet30
- a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- 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(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- an extremely steep face(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a vertical line or direction.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- extremely steep(adj.all)Example:
The great perpendicular face of the cliff.
source: wordnet30