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English to English adjective
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intersecting at or forming right angles |  | Example: the axes are perpendicular to each other
source: wordnet30
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at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line |  | Example: a vertical camera angle the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab measure the perpendicular height
source: wordnet30
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Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the center of the earth. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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extremely steep |  | Example: the great perpendicular face of the cliff
source: wordnet30 noun
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a straight line at right angles to another line |  | source: wordnet30
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a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting |  | source: wordnet30
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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 |  | source: wordnet30
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an extremely steep face |  | source: wordnet30
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A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a vertical line or direction. |  | source: webster1913
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