| 释义 |
Adjective: perpendicular `purpun'dikyûlu(r)- Intersecting at or forming right angles
"the axes are perpendicular to each other" - At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
"measure the perpendicular height"
- vertical - Extremely steep
"the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
Noun: perpendicular `purpun'dikyûlu(r)- 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-centred (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
- perpendicular style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture - A cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's centre of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point
- plumb line - An extremely steep face
Derived forms: perpendiculars See also: normal, orientation, orthogonal, perpendicularity, perpendicularly, plumb, rectangular, right, steep, straight, unsloped, upended, upright Type of: cord, face, Gothic, Gothic architecture, straight line Antonym: oblique, parallel Encyclopedia: Perpendicular |