perpendicular

[ pur-puhn-dik-yuh-ler ]

/ ˌpɜr pənˈdɪk yə lər /

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adjective

vertical; straight up and down; upright.

Geometry. meeting a given line or surface at right angles.

maintaining a standing or upright position; standing up.

having a sharp pitch or slope; steep.

(initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to the last style of English Gothic architecture, prevailing from the late 14th through the early 16th century and characterized by the use of predominantly vertical tracery, an overall linear, shallow effect, and fine intricate stonework.

noun

a perpendicular line or plane.

an instrument for indicating the vertical line from any point.

an upright position.

a sharply pitched or precipitously steep mountain face.

moral virtue or uprightness; rectitude.

Nautical. either of two lines perpendicular to the keel line, base line, or designed water line of a vessel.

Origin of perpendicular

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Latin perpendiculāris “vertical,” equivalent to perpendicul(um) “plumb line” (see perpend², -i-, -cule²) + -āris-ar¹; replacing Middle English perpendiculer(e) (adjective and adverb), from Old French perpendiculiere

SYNONYMS FOR perpendicular

1 standing.

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synonym study for perpendicular

1. See upright.

OTHER WORDS FROM perpendicular

per·pen·dic·u·lar·i·ty, per·pen·dic·u·lar·ness, nounper·pen·dic·u·lar·ly, adverbnon·per·pen·dic·u·lar, adjective, nounnon·per·pen·dic·u·lar·ly, adverb

non·per·pen·dic·u·lar·i·ty, nounun·per·pen·dic·u·lar, adjectiveun·per·pen·dic·u·lar·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for perpendicular

perpendicular

/ (ˌpɜːpənˈdɪkjʊlə) /

adjective

Also: normal at right angles to a horizontal plane

denoting, relating to, or having the style of Gothic architecture used in England during the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by tracery having vertical lines, a four-centred arch, and fan vaulting

upright; vertical

noun

geometry a line or plane perpendicular to another

any instrument used for indicating the vertical line through a given point

mountaineering a nearly vertical face

Derived forms of perpendicular

perpendicularity (ˌpɜːpənˌdɪkjʊˈlærɪtɪ), nounperpendicularly, adverb

Word Origin for perpendicular

C14: from Latin perpendiculāris, from perpendiculum a plumb line, from per- through + pendēre to hang

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Scientific definitions for perpendicular

perpendicular

[ pûr′pən-dĭk′yə-lər ]

Adjective

Intersecting at or forming a right angle or right angles.

Noun

A line or plane that is perpendicular to a given line or plane.

单词	perpendicular
释义	perpendicular [ pur-puhn-dik-yuh-ler ] / ˌpɜr pənˈdɪk yə lər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR perpendicular ON THESAURUS.COM adjective vertical; straight up and down; upright. Geometry. meeting a given line or surface at right angles. maintaining a standing or upright position; standing up. having a sharp pitch or slope; steep. (initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to the last style of English Gothic architecture, prevailing from the late 14th through the early 16th century and characterized by the use of predominantly vertical tracery, an overall linear, shallow effect, and fine intricate stonework. noun a perpendicular line or plane. an instrument for indicating the vertical line from any point. an upright position. a sharply pitched or precipitously steep mountain face. moral virtue or uprightness; rectitude. Nautical. either of two lines perpendicular to the keel line, base line, or designed water line of a vessel. Origin of perpendicular First recorded in 1350–1400; from Latin perpendiculāris “vertical,” equivalent to perpendicul(um) “plumb line” (see perpend², -i-, -cule²) + -āris-ar¹; replacing Middle English perpendiculer(e) (adjective and adverb), from Old French perpendiculiere SYNONYMS FOR perpendicular 1 standing. SEE SYNONYMS FOR perpendicular ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for perpendicular 1. See upright. OTHER WORDS FROM perpendicular per·pen·dic·u·lar·i·ty, per·pen·dic·u·lar·ness, nounper·pen·dic·u·lar·ly, adverbnon·per·pen·dic·u·lar, adjective, nounnon·per·pen·dic·u·lar·ly, adverb non·per·pen·dic·u·lar·i·ty, nounun·per·pen·dic·u·lar, adjectiveun·per·pen·dic·u·lar·ly, adverb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for perpendicular perpendicular / (ˌpɜːpənˈdɪkjʊlə) / adjective Also: normal at right angles to a horizontal plane denoting, relating to, or having the style of Gothic architecture used in England during the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by tracery having vertical lines, a four-centred arch, and fan vaulting upright; vertical noun geometry a line or plane perpendicular to another any instrument used for indicating the vertical line through a given point mountaineering a nearly vertical face Derived forms of perpendicular perpendicularity (ˌpɜːpənˌdɪkjʊˈlærɪtɪ), nounperpendicularly, adverb Word Origin for perpendicular C14: from Latin perpendiculāris, from perpendiculum a plumb line, from per- through + pendēre to hang Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to perpendicular standing, vertical, straight, plumb, upright, horizontal, steep, erect, sheer, on end, stand-up Scientific definitions for perpendicular perpendicular [ pûr′pən-dĭk′yə-lər ] Adjective Intersecting at or forming a right angle or right angles. Noun A line or plane that is perpendicular to a given line or plane. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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perpendicular

adjective

noun

Origin of perpendicular

SYNONYMS FOR perpendicular

synonym study for perpendicular

OTHER WORDS FROM perpendicular

British Dictionary definitions for perpendicular

adjective

noun

Derived forms of perpendicular

Word Origin for perpendicular

Words related to perpendicular

Scientific definitions for perpendicular

Adjective

Noun