| ADJECTIVE | all | perpendicular | intersecting at or forming right angles |
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| all | perpendicular, vertical | at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line | |
| all | perpendicular | extremely steep | |
| NOUN | shape | perpendicular | a straight line at right angles to another line |
| cognition | perpendicular, perpendicular style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture | a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England | |
| artifact | perpendicular, plumb line | a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity | |
| artifact | perpendicular | an extremely steep face |
| Sounds | per.pahndih'kyahler | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler... | |
| Meaning | intersecting at or forming right angles. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the axes are perpendicular to each other" | |
| Narrower | normal | forming a right angle |
| orthogonal, rectangular | Having a set of mutually perpendicular axes | |
| right | Having the axis perpendicular to the base | |
| Opposite | oblique | slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled |
| parallel | everywhere equidistant and not intersecting | |
| Spanish | normal, perpendicular | |
| Catalan | normal, perpendicular | |
| Nouns | perpendicular | a straight line at right angles to another line |
| perpendicularity | the quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon) | |
| perpendicularity | the relation of opposition between things at right angles | |
| Adverbs | perpendicularly | in a perpendicular manner |
| Meaning | At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "measure the perpendicular height" | |
| Synonym | vertical | |
| Attribute of | orientation | Position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions |
| Narrower | plumb | exactly vertical |
| upended | turned up on end | |
| upright, unsloped | In a vertical position | |
| See also | steep | Having a sharp inclination |
| straight | Having no deviations | |
| Opposite | horizontal | parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line |
| inclined | At an angle to the horizontal or vertical position | |
| Spanish | vertical | |
| Catalan | vertical | |
| Nouns | perpendicularity | the quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon) |
| perpendicularity | the relation of opposition between things at right angles | |
| Meaning | Extremely steep. | |
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| Example | "the great perpendicular face of the cliff" | |
| Broader | steep | Having a sharp inclination |
| Catalan | perpendicular | |
| Nouns | perpendicular | an extremely steep face |
| Meaning | A straight line at right angles to another line. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | straight line | A line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction |
| Spanish | perpendicularidad, perpendicular | |
| Catalan | perpendicular | |
| Adjectives | perpendicular | intersecting at or forming right angles |
| Meaning | A Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting. | |
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| Synonyms | perpendicular style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture | |
| Narrower | Tudor architecture | A style of English-Gothic architecture popular during the Tudor period |
| Broader | Gothic, Gothic architecture | A style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries |
| Spanish | arquitectura gótica inglesa, gótico inglés, perpendicular | |
| Catalan | perpendicular | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | plumb line | |
| Parts | plumb bob, plumb, plummet | The metal bob of a plumb line |
| Narrower | lead line, sounding line | (nautical) plumb line for determining depth |
| plumb rule | A plumb line attached to a narrow board | |
| Broader | cord | A line made of twisted fibers or threads |
| Spanish | plomada | |
| Catalan | plomada, plom | |
| Meaning | An extremely steep face. | |
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| Broader | face | A vertical surface of a building or cliff |
| Spanish | perpendicular | |
| Catalan | perpendicular | |
| Adjectives | perpendicular | extremely steep |
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