The meaning of Perpendicular

Perpendicular – definition

adjective
At an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface or to the ground.
Usage examples:
Dormers and gables that extend perpendicular to the main roofline
Synonims:
At right angles At 90 degrees Square
adjective
Denoting the latest stage of english gothic church architecture, prevalent from the late 14th to mid 16th centuries and characterized by broad arches, elaborate fan vaulting, and large windows with vertical tracery.
Usage examples:
The handsome perpendicular church of st andrew

noun
A straight line at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface.
Usage examples:
At each division draw a perpendicular representing the surface line

adjective
At an angle of 90° to another line or surface
Usage examples:
Two perpendicular lines form a right angle., the cliff was nearly perpendicular and impossible to c…

Perpendicular translation into English

Perpendicular: translate from English into Chinese

垂直, 垂线, 直立的, 垂直的位置

Perpendicular: translate from English into Dutch

Loodrecht, Loodlijn, Recht, Perpendiculair, Loodrechte stand, Rechtstandig, Steil, Rechtop, Staand, Verticale lijn, Schietlood, Staande maaltijd, Loodrechte houding

Perpendicular: translate from English into French

Perpendiculaire

Perpendicular: translate from English into German

Aufrecht, Senkrecht, Senkrechte, Lot

Perpendicular: translate from English into Hindi

सीधा, खड़ा, अधोलंब, लंब, लंबरूप, लम्बवत्त, साहुल

Perpendicular: translate from English into Italian

Perpendicolare, Ortogonale, Perpendicolo, A picco

Perpendicular: translate from English into Korean

수직, 수선, 수직선 건축, 수직선 건축 양식, 선 채로의, 깎아세운 듯한, 수직식의, 수직의

Perpendicular: translate from English into Russian

Перпендикуляр, Перпендикулярный, Вертикальный, Вертикальное положение, Отвесный, Крутой, Закусывание стоя, Стоячий, Еда стоя, Прямое положение, Прием а-ля фуршет

Perpendicular: translate from English into Spanish

Perpendicular, Vertical, Plomada, Flamígero

Word origin

late 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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Perpendicular – similar words

perpendiculars

noun
A straight line at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface.
Usage examples:
At each division draw a perpendicular representing the surface line

adjective
At an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface or to the ground.
Usage examples:
Dormers and gables that extend perpendicular to the main roofline

adjective
Denoting the latest stage of english gothic church architecture, prevalent from the late 14th to mid 16th centuries and characterized by broad arches, elaborate fan vaulting, and large windows with vertical tracery.
Usage examples:
The handsome perpendicular church of st andrew

All meanings and translations of Perpendiculars

perpendicularness

noun
Perpendicularity.

All meanings and translations of Perpendicularness

Perpendicular synonims

square

noun
A plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles.
Usage examples:
A grid of ruled squares

adjective
Having the shape or approximate shape of a square.
Usage examples:
A square table

adverb
Directly; straight.
Usage examples:
The ball hit me square in the forehead

All meanings and translations of Square

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