perpendicular
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- n a straight line at right angles to another line
- n a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
- n 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
- n an extremely steep face
- a intersecting at or forming right angles
the axes are perpendicular to each other - a at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
measure the perpendicular height - s extremely steep
the great perpendicular face of the cliff
- Most experts believe the remains of an expansive, carved-stone stairway on the south side of the mount, perpendicular to the Roman street, were once the main entry for common .
- As I write this dispatch, sitting on the grass with my typewriter on my knees, I can gaze at the deep perpendicular cleft cut in the huge rock where I had dinner with Marshal Tito .
- A higher dimension is the result of a lower one moved perpendicular to itself.