Perpendicular

What do we mean by perpendicular?

Intersecting at or forming right angles. adjective

Being at right angles to the horizontal; vertical. synonym: vertical. adjective

Of or relating to a style of English Gothic architecture of the 1300s and 1400s, characterized by emphasis of the vertical element. adjective

In a perpendicular position. adverb

A line or plane perpendicular to a given line or plane. noun

A perpendicular position. noun

A device, such as a plumb line, that is used in marking the vertical from a given point. noun

A vertical or nearly vertical line or plane. noun

Perfectly vertical; at right angles with the plane of the horizon; passing (if extended through the center of the earth; coinciding with the direction of gravity.

In geometry, meeting a given line or surface (to which it is said to be perpendicular) at right angles.

In zoology, forming a right angle with the longitudinal or latitudinal axis of the body: as, a perpendicular head; epimeron perpendicular, etc.

A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a line that coincides in direction with a radius of the earth or with the direction of gravity. noun

2. In geometry, a line that meets another line or a place at right angles, or makes equal angles with it on every side. noun

In gunnery, a small instrument for finding the center-line of a piece of ordnance, in the operation of pointing it at an object; a gunner's level. noun

In ship-building, one of the three conventional lines perpendicular to the line of the keel, used as reference lines from which measurements in the fore-and-aft direction are taken. noun

Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the center of the earth. adjective

At right angles to a given line or surface. adjective

A name given to the latest variety of English Gothic architecture, which prevailed from the close of the 14th century to the early part of the 16th; -- probably so called from the vertical style of its window mullions. adjective

A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a vertical line or direction. noun

A line or plane falling at right angles on another line or surface, or making equal angles with it on each side. noun

A line or plane that is perpendicular to another.

A device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a perpendicular line.

A meal eaten at a tavern bar while standing up.

Adj. The state of having your legs at a right angle to your body esp. while dancing. Often achieved by a female when dancing with a male at frat parties. Urban Dictionary

An alternative word to describe someone as being gay or bisexual. Often used as code word to describe someone as gay without it sounding rude. Urban Dictionary

1. Geometry. meeting a given line or surface at right angles. Our definition: Bisexual, in the same catagory as adjacent which means 'gay'.. (also used for code talk) Urban Dictionary

An adjective used to describe something cool or exciting; used instead of the words cool, sweet, tight etc. Urban Dictionary

The act of stressing syllables in unnecessary places. Urban Dictionary

An intentional misuse of parallelism. Urban Dictionary

A chick that loves to ride up and down on the cock. Urban Dictionary

When you shag someone perpendicularly Urban Dictionary

An act of anal sex in which the penis is never actually inserted into the rectum, but rather the man fucks the woman's butt cheeks in a manner reminiscent of titty fucking. Urban Dictionary

Adjective | differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected; odd. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to perpendicular:
perpendicular, perpendiculars.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word perpendicular:
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Words that rhyme with perpendicular:
particular, extracurricular, in particular, curricular, vehicular, testicular.

Adjectives that are often used to describe perpendicular:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective perpendicular:
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Words that sound like perpendicular:
perpendicular, perpendiculars, perpendicularly, appendicular, appendicle, sporadical, spicular, spindler, sanicula, saccular.