perpendicular
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- noun
- /ˌpɜrˈpɛndɪkjələr/
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perpendicular
- So we need to drop a perpendicular from Point C to side AB.
Examples
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Triceps bench dips: Start with your back perpendicular to a flat bench.
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To create a right triangle, you must draw a perpendicular from the base to the opposite vertex.
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So if you take your stone tool and hold the perpendicular, you can scrape them off and make it smooth.
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"Now erect a perpendicular from the base to the upper vertex.
Fiction book (1991) -
Right angles, horizontals, and perpendiculars!
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The magnetic tube perpendicular to the Galactic disc exists between two giant molecular clouds.
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Sine A equals BC over AB equals the perpendicular over the hypotenuse.
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The architect designed the building with a vertical column that is perfectly perpendicular to the ground.
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In geometry class, we learned that a perpendicular line forms a 90-degree angle with another line.
Synonyms
At a right angle to something
Antonyms
- Specialized
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3.7
A line or flat surface the same distance from another that never meets it
Compounds
A type of English Gothic building style from the 1300s with tall vertical lines, Tudor arches, and fan-shaped ceilings
How Crosswise
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun perpendicular comes from Latin per- 'completely' and pendere 'to hang', and it originally meant the plumb line that hangs straight down. So a perpendicular is the line or plane that shows true vertical or stands at a right angle to another line.