Read the dictionary definition of perpendicular. All definitions for this word.
1. an extremely steep face
2. 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
3. a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
4. a straight line at right angles to another line
5. so steep as to be nearly veritcal
1. the great perpendicular face of the cliff
6. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
1. a vertical camera angle
2. the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab
3. measure the perpendicular height
7. intersecting at or forming right angles
1. the axes are perpendicular to each other
