perpendicular

noun

an extremely steep face

a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity

a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England

a straight line at right angles to another line

adjective

so steep as to be nearly veritcal

at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

intersecting at or forming right angles

Roots

pendopend- · Latin · hang, weigh

Synonyms for perpendicular

verticaladj orthodiagonal orthogonaladj diagonaladj transversaladj

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