perpendicular
21perpendicular — adj. 1 pointing straight up VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ almost, nearly ▪ an almost perpendicular staircase 2 at an angle of 90° to sth VERBS …
22perpendicular — adj. & n. adj. 1 a at right angles to the plane of the horizon. b (usu. foll. by to) Geom. at right angles (to a given line, plane, or surface). 2 upright, vertical. 3 (of a slope etc.) very steep. 4 (Perpendicular) Archit. of the third stage of… …
23perpendicular — 1. adjective /ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə,pɝ.pɛnˈdɪk.ju.lɝ,pɝ.pənˈdɪk.jə.lɝ/ At or forming a right angle (to). In most houses, the walls are perpendicular to the floor Syn: normal, orthogonal 2. noun /ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə,pɝ.pɛn …
24perpendicular — adjective 1) the perpendicular stones Syn: upright, vertical, erect, plumb, straight (up and down), on end, standing, upended Ant: horizontal 2) lines perpendicular to each other Syn …
25perpendicular — perpendicularity, perpendicularness, n. perpendicularly, adv. /perr peuhn dik yeuh leuhr/, adj. 1. vertical; straight up and down; upright. 2. Geom. meeting a given line or surface at right angles. 3. maintaining a standing or upright position;… …
26perpendicular — adj. perpendicular to * * * [ˌpɜːpən dɪkjʊlə] perpendicular to …
27perpendicular — (adj) (Intermedio) que forma ángulo recto con otra línea o cosa Ejemplos: Durante el examen no sabía encontrar un vector perpendicular a dos vectores dados. La calle que buscas es perpendicular a aquella a la derecha. Sinónimos: derecho, vertical …
28perpendicular — adj m y f y s f (Geom) Que forma un ángulo recto con otra línea o plano: trazar una perpendicular, una calle perpendicular a la avenida …
29perpendicular — [ˌpə:p(ə)n dɪkjʊlə] adjective 1》 at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface. 2》 at an angle of 90° to the ground; vertical. 3》 (Perpendicular) denoting the latest stage of English Gothic church architecture, prevalent from the late… …
30perpendicular — Intersecting at or forming right angles. Because humans tend to describe angles as they relate to the horizontal plane, perpendicular often means vertical …
