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- Dictionaryper·pen·dic·u·lar/ˌpərpənˈdikyələr/
adjective
- 1. at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface: "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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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, that is used in marking the vertical from a given point. 4. A vertical or nearly vertical line or plane.
Perpendicular Definition. pûrpən-dĭkyə-lər. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Adverb. Noun. Filter. adjective. Intersecting at or forming right angles. American Heritage. Similar definitions. At right angles to a given plane or line. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
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.
perpendicular (to something) forming an angle of 90° with another line or surface; vertical and going straight up. Are the lines perpendicular to each other? The staircase was almost perpendicular (= very steep).
PERPENDICULAR definition: at an angle of 90 degrees to something. Learn more.
