Perpendicular Definition & Meaning

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Perpendicular

Perpendicular Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Perpendicular? [n] an extremely steep face [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 [n] a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines, a four-centered (Tudor) arch, fan vaulting [n] a straight line at right angles to another line [adj] extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff" [adj] 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" [adj] intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Perpendicular: English-Gothic \| English-Gothic architecture \| normal \| orthogonal \| perpendicular style \| plumb \| plumb line \| rectangular \| right \| steep \| unsloped \| upended \| upright \| vertical Related Terms \| Find terms related to Perpendicular: air line \| axis \| azimuth circle \| beeline \| chord \| diagonal \| diameter \| direct line \| directrix \| edge \| erect \| great-circle course \| normal \| orthodiagonal \| orthogonal \| orthometric \| plumb \| plunging \| precipitous \| radius \| radius vector \| rectangular \| right angle \| right line \| right-angle \| right-angled \| right-angular \| secant \| segment \| sheer \| shortcut \| side \| stand-up \| steep \| straight \| straight course \| straight line \| straight stretch \| straightaway \| straight-up \| straight-up-and-down \| streamline \| tangent \| transversal \| up-and-down \| upright \| vector \| vertical \| vertical circle See Also \| cord \| face \| Gothic \| Gothic architecture \| lead line \| plumb \| plumb bob \| plumb rule \| plummet \| sounding line \| straight \| straight line \| Tudor architecture Perpendicular In Webster's Dictionary \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. \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.

Perpendicular Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Perpendicular?

[n] an extremely steep face
[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
[n] a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines, a four-centered (Tudor) arch, fan vaulting
[n] a straight line at right angles to another line
[adj] extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
[adj] 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"
[adj] intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"

Perpendicular In Webster's Dictionary

\Per`pen*dic"u*lar\, 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.


\Per`pen*dic"u*lar\, 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.

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