Synonyms:
perpendicular
Meaning: extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
Synonyms:
vertical, perpendicular
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
perpendicular
Meaning: intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
perpendicular
Meaning: an extremely steep face
Synonyms:
plumb_line, perpendicular
Meaning: 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
Synonyms:
perpendicular, perpendicular_style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic_architecture
Meaning: a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
Synonyms:
perpendicular
Meaning: a straight line at right angles to another line
Usage examples
"At the bottom of the perpendicular chimney," he answered.
The first questioning theme is heard again, and with a perpendicular roar the presto comes upon us.
Its almost perpendicular walls were bristling with innumerable projections which would facilitate the descent.
We found ourselves under perpendicular cliffs of Beacon sandstone, weathering rapidly and carrying veritable coal seams.
He took his place, lowered his rifle slowly from a perpendicular until it came on a line with the mark, held it there like a vice for a moment and fired.
There are hesitations, retrogressions, perpendicular falls at the end of a thread, ascents that bring the hanging Spider up again. In short much ado for a poor result.
The pathway of this creek, full of knots and angles, almost perpendicular, and better adapted for goats than men, terminated on the platform where the plank was placed.
"My body was now inclined towards the side of the car, at an angle of about forty-five degrees; but it must not be understood that I was therefore only forty-five degrees below the perpendicular.
The next day the same party made a similar circuit three times--in the morning, at noon, and in the evening--that the full light might uncover what the shadows had hid, and that the shadows might show what a perpendicular light could not reveal.
It was supplied with two rows of seats, perpendicular to the direction of the train on either side of an aisle which conducted to the front and rear platforms. These platforms were found throughout the train, and the passengers were able to pass from one end of the train to the other.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Siege, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Montreal, License CC BY-SA 4.0