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(satellite adjective) extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff" |
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(adjective) intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other" |
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Antonyms: oblique, parallel |
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(noun) an extremely steep face |
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Related Words: face |
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(noun) a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines, a four-centered (Tudor) arch, fan vaulting |
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Synonyms: English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture, perpendicular style |
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Related Words: Gothic, Gothic architecture, Tudor architecture |
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(noun) a straight line at right angles to another line |
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Related Words: straight line |
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(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" |
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Synonyms: vertical |
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(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 |
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Synonyms: plumb line |
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Related Words: cord, lead line, plumb rule, sounding line |
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