perpendicular
Từ điển Collocation
perpendicular adj.
1 pointing straight up
VERBS be
ADV. almost, nearly an almost perpendicular staircase
2 at an angle of 90° to sth
VERBS be
ADV. exactly | almost | mutually two mutually perpendicular directions
PREP. to The axis of the moon will now be exactly perpendicular to that of the earth.
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- a straight line at right angles to another line
- a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting; perpendicular style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture
- 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; plumb line
- an extremely steep face
adj.
- intersecting at or forming right angles
the axes are perpendicular to each other
- at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; vertical
a vertical camera angle
the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab
measure the perpendicular height
- extremely steep
the great perpendicular face of the cliff
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
perpendiculars
syn.: upright vertical
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