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adj. vertical; plumb, upright

n. vertical line; plumb, instrument used to set a vertical line

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Noun
1. a straight line at right angles to another line
(hypernym) 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
(synonym) perpendicular style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture
(hypernym) Gothic, Gothic architecture
(hyponym) 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
(synonym) plumb line
(hypernym) cord
(hyponym) lead line, sounding line
(part-meronym) plumb bob, plumb, plummet
4. an extremely steep face
(hypernym) face

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Adjective
1. intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"
(antonym) oblique
(similar) normal
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"
(synonym) vertical
(similar) plumb
(see-also) steep
(attribute) orientation
3. extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
(similar) steep

adj. up and down; perpendicular

nf. perpendicular, vertical line

n. normal, perpendicular; taproot