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English Dictionary: perpendicular	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for perpendicular
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perpendicular adj intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other" Antonym(s): oblique, parallel 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" Synonym(s): vertical, perpendicular Antonym(s): horizontal, inclined extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff" n a straight line at right angles to another line a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting Synonym(s): perpendicular, perpendicular style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture 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 Synonym(s): plumb line, perpendicular an extremely steep face
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perpendicular \Per`pendic"ular\, n. 1. A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a vertical line or direction. 2. (Geom.) A line or plane falling at right angles on another line or surface, or making equal angles with it on each side.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perpendicular \Per`pendic"ular\, a. [L. perpendicularis, perpendicularius: cf. F. perpendiculaire. See {Perpendicle}, {Pension}.] 1. Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the center of the earth. 2. (Geom.) At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc. {Perpendicular style} (Arch.), a name given to the latest variety of English Gothic architecture, which prevailed from the close of the 14th century to the early part of the 16th; -- probably so called from the vertical style of its window mullions.