noun🔗ShareA line or plane that is perpendicular to another."The perpendicular to the wall supported the shelf. "mathtechnicalstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a perpendicular line."The carpenter used the perpendicular to ensure the shelf was straight. "devicemathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA meal eaten at a tavern bar while standing up."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. "fooddrinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAt or forming a right angle (to something)."In most houses, the walls are perpendicular to the floor."mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc."The flagpole stood perpendicular to the ground. "directionmathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIndependent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal."The student's study habits and social life were completely perpendicular; he spent all his time on schoolwork and avoided all social activities. "mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
