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Perpendicular

noun
/ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/
Word Frequency: 6.0

Definitions

1.nounA line or plane that is perpendicular to another.
2.nounA device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a perpendicular line.
3.nounA meal eaten at a tavern bar while standing up.
4.adjectiveAt or forming a right angle (to something).
"In most houses, the walls are perpendicular to the floor."
5.adjectiveExactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc.
6.adjectiveIndependent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal.

Synonyms

normalorthogonalverticalrectangularplumb lineplumbsteepuprightrightunslopedenglish-gothicenglish-gothic architecture

Rhymes With

particularextracurricularcurricularin particularvehiculartesticular
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