perpendicular
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/ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/
English
Definitions
noun
- A line or plane that is perpendicular to another.
- A device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a perpendicular line.
- A meal eaten at a tavern bar while standing up.
adjective
- At or forming a right angle (to something).“In most houses, the walls are perpendicular to the floor.”
- Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc.
- Independent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal.
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Synonyms
normalorthogonalverticalrectangularplumb lineplumbsteepuprightrightunslopedenglish-gothicenglish-gothic architectureperpendicular styleupendedtransverselyerect