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perpendicular [a]

1)	intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"

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normal orthogonal right oblique parallel

2)	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"

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vertical

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3)	extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"

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steep

perpendicular [n]

1)	a straight line at right angles to another line

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straight_line

2)	a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting

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gothic tudor_architecture

3)	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

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plumb_line

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cord lead_line plumb plumb_rule

4)	an extremely steep face

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face

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