Synonyms: perpendicular
Definition: an extremely steep face
Similar words: face
Definition: a vertical surface of a building or cliff
Synonyms: plumb line, perpendicular
Definition: 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
Similar words: cord
Definition: a line made of twisted fibers or threads
Usage: the bundle was tied with a cord
Synonyms: perpendicular, perpendicular style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture
Definition: a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
Similar words: Gothic, Gothic architecture
Definition: a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches
Synonyms: perpendicular
Definition: a straight line at right angles to another line
Similar words: straight line
Definition: a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature
Usage: the shortest distance between two points is a straight line
Synonyms: perpendicular
Definition: extremely steep
Usage: the great perpendicular face of the cliff
Similar words: steep
Definition: having a sharp inclination
Usage: the steep attic stairs; steep cliffs
Synonyms: perpendicular, vertical
Definition: at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
Usage: a vertical camera angle; the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab; measure the perpendicular height
Similar words: plumb
Definition: exactly vertical
Usage: the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb
Similar words: upended
Definition: turned up on end
Similar words: unsloped, upright
Definition: in a vertical position; not sloping
Usage: an upright post
Synonyms: perpendicular
Definition: intersecting at or forming right angles
Usage: the axes are perpendicular to each other
Similar words: normal
Definition: forming a right angle
Similar words: orthogonal, rectangular
Definition: having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles
Usage: wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes; a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system
Similar words: right
Definition: having the axis perpendicular to the base
Usage: a right angle