Synonyms for perpendicular

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: 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