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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Perpendicular \Per`pen*dic"u*lar\, a. [L. perpendicularis,
     perpendicularius: cf. F. perpendiculaire. See Perpendicle,
     Pension.]
     1. Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at
        right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a
        right line from any point toward the center of the earth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Geom.) At right angles to a given line or surface; as,
        the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Perpendicular style (Arch.), a name given to the latest
        variety of English Gothic architecture, which prevailed
        from the close of the 14th century to the early part of
        the 16th; -- probably so called from the vertical style of
        its window mullions.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Perpendicular \Per`pen*dic"u*lar\, n.
     1. A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a
        vertical line or direction.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Geom.) A line or plane falling at right angles on another
        line or surface, or making equal angles with it on each
        side.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Perpendicular \Per`pen*dic"u*lar\, n.
     1. A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a
        vertical line or direction.
  
     2. (Geom.) A line or plane falling at right angles on another
        line or surface, or making equal angles with it on each
        side.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Perpendicular \Per`pen*dic"u*lar\, a. [L. perpendicularis,
     perpendicularius: cf. F. perpendiculaire. See Perpendicle,
     Pension.]
     1. Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at
        right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a
        right line from any point toward the center of the earth.
  
     2. (Geom.) At right angles to a given line or surface; as,
        the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
  
     Perpendicular style (Arch.), a name given to the latest
        variety of English Gothic architecture, which prevailed
        from the close of the 14th century to the early part of
        the 16th; -- probably so called from the vertical style of
        its window mullions.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  perpendicular
       adj 1: intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are
              perpendicular to each other" [ant: oblique, parallel]
       2: 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" [syn: vertical] [ant: inclined,
           horizontal]
       3: extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
       n 1: a straight line at right angles to another line
       2: a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England;
          characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered
          (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting [syn: perpendicular style,
           English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture]
       3: 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 [syn: plumb
          line]
       4: an extremely steep face

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  perpendicular
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 (ετ γεωμετρία en) κάθετος, που σχηματίζει με μια ευθεία ή με ένα
  επίπεδο ορθή γωνία
     2 ορθογώνιος
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ γεωμετρία en) η κάθετος, η ευθεία η οποία, όταν τέμνει μια άλλη
  ευθεία, σχηματίζει στο σημείο της τομής τέσσερις ορθές γωνίες

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  perpendicular
     Catalan a.
     (l en perpendicular)
     Catalan n.
     (l en perpendicular)
     Portuguese a.
     (l en perpendicular)
     Portuguese n.
     (l en perpendicular)
     Spanish a.
     (l en perpendicular)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Perpendicular
     a.
     (lb en architecture) Of a style of English Gothic architecture from
  the fourteenth and fifteenth century, marked by stiff and rectilinear
  lines, mostly vertical window-tracery, depressed or four-centre arch,
  fan-tracery vaulting, and panelled walls.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  perpendicular
     a.
     1 (lb en geometry) At or forming a right angle (''to'' something).
     2 Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of
  the earth, etc.
     3 independent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal.
     n.
     1 (lb en geometry) A line or plane that is perpendicular to another.
     2 A device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a
  perpendicular line.
     3 (lb en obsolete slang) A meal eaten at a tavern bar while standing
  up. <!--Hotten Slang Dictionary, 1873-->

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Perpendicular
     a.
     (lb en architecture) Of a style of English Gothic architecture from
  the fourteenth and fifteenth century, marked by stiff and rectilinear
  lines, mostly vertical window-tracery, depressed or four-centre arch,
  fan-tracery vaulting, and panelled walls.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  perpendicular
     Catalan a.
     (l en perpendicular)
     Catalan n.
     (l en perpendicular)
     Portuguese a.
     (l en perpendicular)
     Portuguese n.
     (l en perpendicular)
     Spanish a.
     (l en perpendicular)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Perpendicular
     a.
     (lb en architecture) Of a style of English Gothic architecture from
  the fourteenth and fifteenth century, marked by stiff and rectilinear
  lines, mostly vertical window-tracery, depressed or four-centre arch,
  fan-tracery vaulting, and panelled walls.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  perpendicular
     Catalan a.
     (l en perpendicular)
     Catalan n.
     (l en perpendicular)
     Portuguese a.
     (l en perpendicular)
     Portuguese n.
     (l en perpendicular)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Perpendicular
     a.
     (lb en architecture) Of a style of English Gothic architecture from
  the fourteenth and fifteenth century, marked by stiff and rectilinear
  lines, mostly vertical window-tracery, depressed or four-centre arch,
  fan-tracery vaulting, and panelled walls.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  perpendicular
     Englanti a.
     1 kohtisuora
     2 pystysuora

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  perpendicular
     Engelska a.
     (tagg kat=geometri språk=en) vinkelrät (mot = to)
     Engelska n.
     (tagg geometri språk=en) normal, vinkelrät linje eller vinkelrätt
  plan

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Perpendicular /pˌɜːpəndˈɪkjʊlə/
  عمودي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  perpendicular //pɝ.pənˈdɪk.jə.lɚ// //pɝ.pɛnˈdɪk.ju.lɚ// //ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)// 
  перпендикуля́рен
  at or forming a right angle to

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  perpendicular //pɝ.pənˈdɪk.jə.lɚ// //pɝ.pɛnˈdɪk.ju.lɚ// //ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)// 
  1. отвес
  device
  2. перпендикуляр
  line or plane

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  perpendicular /pˌɜːpəndˈɪkjʊlə/ 
   [mat] kolmý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  perpendicular /pˌɜːpəndˈɪkjʊlə/
  svislý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  perpendicular /pˌɜːpəndˈɪkjʊlə/
  svislice

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  perpendicular /pˌɜːpəndˈɪkjʊlə/
  kolmice

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  perpendicular /pˌɜːpəndˈɪkjʊlə/ 
  perpendicwlar

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  perpendicular /pˌɜːpəndˈɪkjʊlə/
  Perpendikel