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perpendicular

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1per·pen·dic·u·lar 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1perpendicular
Pronunciation:
\ˌpər-pən-ˈdi-kyə-lər\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English perpendiculer, from Middle French, from Latin perpendicularis, from perpendiculum plumb line, from per- + pendēre to hang — more at pendant
Date:
14th century
1 a: standing at right angles to the plane of the horizon : exactly upright b: being at right angles to a given line or plane2: extremely steep : precipitous3often capitalized : of or relating to a medieval English Gothic style of architecture in which vertical lines predominate4: relating to, uniting, or consisting of individuals of dissimilar type or on different levels
synonyms see vertical
per·pen·dic·u·lar·i·ty 
          Listen to the pronunciation of perpendicularity \-ˌdi-kyə-ˈla-rə-tē\ noun
per·pen·dic·u·lar·ly 
          Listen to the pronunciation of perpendicularly \-ˈdi-kyə-lər-lē\ adverb


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