Main entry: perpendicular
Definition: an extremely steep face
Main entry: 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
Main entry: 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
Main entry: perpendicular
Definition: a straight line at right angles to another line
Main entry: perpendicular
Definition: extremely steep
Usage: the great perpendicular face of the cliff
Main entry: 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
Main entry: perpendicular
Definition: intersecting at or forming right angles
Usage: the axes are perpendicular to each other