perpendicular
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(a) intersecting at or forming right angles
- the axes are perpendicular to each other
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(a) at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
- a vertical camera angle
- the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab
- measure the perpendicular height
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(s) extremely steep
- the great perpendicular face of the cliff
Nouns
- (n) a straight line at right angles to another line
- (n) a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture, perpendicular style,
- (n) 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 plumb line,
- (n) an extremely steep face