eng: perpendicular

Information
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Meaning
means	(noun) a straight line at right angles to another line perpendicular
means	(noun) a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture, perpendicular style, perpendicular
means	(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 plumb line, perpendicular
means	(noun) an extremely steep face perpendicular
means	(adjective) intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other" perpendicular
means	(adjective) at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height" perpendicular, vertical
means	(adjective) extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff" perpendicular