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| 1. | [ noun ] 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 | |
| Synonyms: | plumb_line | |
| Related terms: | cord plumb_rule lead_line plumb_bob | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (architecture) a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines, a four-centered (Tudor) arch, fan vaulting | |
| Synonyms: | English-Gothic English-Gothic_architecture perpendicular_style | |
| Related terms: | Gothic Tudor_architecture | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (mathematics,geometry) a straight line at right angles to another line | |
| Related terms: | straight_line | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] extremely steep | |
| Examples: | "the great perpendicular face of the cliff" |
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| Related terms: | steep | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line | |
| Synonyms: | vertical | |
| Examples: | "a vertical camera angle" "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab" "measure the perpendicular height" |
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| Related terms: | horizontal inclined upright plumb upended straight steep orientation | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (geometry) intersecting at or forming right angles | |
| Examples: | "the axes are perpendicular to each other" |
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| Related terms: | parallel oblique orthogonal right normal | |
| 7. | [ noun ] an extremely steep face | |
| Related terms: | face | |
| Similar spelling: |
perpendicularly perpendicularity |
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