Dictionary Check: perpendicular

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"perpendicular" is a valid word!

Scrabble 20 points

Words with Friends 26 points

adjective

intersecting at or forming right angles

Example: "the axes are perpendicular to each other"

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adjective

at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

Example: "a vertical camera angle"

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adjective

so steep as to be nearly vertical

Example: "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"

noun

a straight line at right angles to another line

noun

a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting

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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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