perpendicular

adjective

/ˌpɜːpənˈdɪkjələ(r)/

/ˌpɜːrpənˈdɪkjələr/

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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).
Extra Examples
- an almost perpendicular staircase
- two mutually perpendicular directions
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- almost
- nearly
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Perpendicular
(architecture) connected with a style of architecture common in England in the 14th and 15th centuries
CultureThe Perpendicular style in architecture was marked by large windows, lines going straight up and down, and ceiling patterns in stone called fan vaulting. An example of this style is the chapel of King's College, Cambridge.compare Decorated style, Early English
Topics Buildingsc2

Word Originlate Middle English (as an adverb meaning ‘at right angles’): via Old French from Latin perpendicularis, from perpendiculum ‘plumb line’, from per- ‘through’ + pendere ‘to hang’.

perpendicular

noun

/ˌpɜːpənˈdɪkjələ(r)/

/ˌpɜːrpənˈdɪkjələr/

the perpendicular

[singular]

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a line, position or direction that is exactly perpendicular
- The wall is a little out of the perpendicular.
Word Originlate Middle English (as an adverb meaning ‘at right angles’): via Old French from Latin perpendicularis, from perpendiculum ‘plumb line’, from per- ‘through’ + pendere ‘to hang’.

单词	perpendicular
释义	perpendicular adjective /ˌpɜːpənˈdɪkjələ(r)/ /ˌpɜːrpənˈdɪkjələr/ jump to other results 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). Extra Examples an almost perpendicular staircase two mutually perpendicular directions Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb almost nearly See full entry Perpendicular (architecture) connected with a style of architecture common in England in the 14th and 15th centuries CultureThe Perpendicular style in architecture was marked by large windows, lines going straight up and down, and ceiling patterns in stone called fan vaulting. An example of this style is the chapel of King's College, Cambridge.compare Decorated style, Early English Topics Buildingsc2 Word Originlate Middle English (as an adverb meaning ‘at right angles’): via Old French from Latin perpendicularis, from perpendiculum ‘plumb line’, from per- ‘through’ + pendere ‘to hang’. perpendicular noun /ˌpɜːpənˈdɪkjələ(r)/ /ˌpɜːrpənˈdɪkjələr/ the perpendicular [singular] jump to other results a line, position or direction that is exactly perpendicular The wall is a little out of the perpendicular. Word Originlate Middle English (as an adverb meaning ‘at right angles’): via Old French from Latin perpendicularis, from perpendiculum ‘plumb line’, from per- ‘through’ + pendere ‘to hang’.
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