noun Download 🔗Share A line or plane that is perpendicular to another. Examples : "The perpendicular to the wall supported the shelf. " math technical structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a perpendicular line. Examples : "The carpenter used the perpendicular to ensure the shelf was straight. " device math technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A meal eaten at a tavern bar while standing up. Examples : "After a long day of travel, I was too tired to sit down for dinner, so I grabbed a quick perpendicular at the inn's bar, savoring a hearty stew while standing. " food drink Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share At or forming a right angle (to something). Examples : "In most houses, the walls are perpendicular to the floor." math technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc. Examples : "The flagpole stood perpendicular to the ground. " direction math technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Independent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal. Examples : "The student's study habits and social life were completely perpendicular; he spent all his time on schoolwork and avoided all social activities. " math technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
