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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"
- 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"
Add to word list. formal. at an angle of 90° to a horizontal line or surface: We scrambled up the nearly perpendicular side of the mountain. mathematics specialized. at an angle of 90° to another line or surface: The wheel rotates around an axis that is perpendicular to the plane.
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.
[1] In geometry, two geometric objects are perpendicular if their intersection forms right angles ( angles that are 90 degrees or π/2 radians wide) at the point of intersection called a foot. The condition of perpendicularity may be represented graphically using the perpendicular symbol, .
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).
2 days ago · 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] 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. 2. adjective. If one thing is perpendicular to another, it is at an angle of 90 degrees to it.
adjective. uk / ˌpɜːp ə nˈdɪkjʊlə r/ us. Add to word list Add to word list. at an angle of 90 degrees to something. (Definition of perpendicular from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of perpendicular. in Chinese (Traditional) 垂直的，成直角的, 與…垂直（或成直角）的, 垂直線… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
3 days ago · 1. adjective [usu ADJ n] 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 mountain are almost perpendicular. 2. adjective [usu v-link ADJ to n]
