Definition of 'perpendicular'
Noun
- a straight line at right angles to another line
- a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
Synonyms: perpendicular style English-Gothic English-Gothic architecture - 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: plumb line - an extremely steep face
Adjective
- intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"
Antonyms: oblique parallel - 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: vertical
Antonyms: inclined horizontal - extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
