Definition of Perpendicular

Noun

• an extremely steep face
  
• 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
• 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 straight line at right angles to another line
  

Adjective

• extremely steep
  "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
  
• at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
  "a vertical camera angle"
  "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"
  "measure the perpendicular height"
  vertical
• intersecting at or forming right angles
  "the axes are perpendicular to each other"
  

Word games points for the Perpendicular

• Scrabble® score of the perpendicular (20)
• Word Chums® score of the perpendicular (28)
• Words With Friends® score of the perpendicular (26)

Unscramble perpendicular

1629 unscramble word found using the letters perpendicular.

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