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perpendicular


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noun

Definition of PERPENDICULAR

: a line at right angles to a line or plane (as of the horizon)

First Known Use of PERPENDICULAR

1571

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb

Rhymes with PERPENDICULAR

in particular

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