perpendicular


perpendicular - noun

  • a straight line at right angles to another line
  • a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
  • 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
  • an extremely steep face

    • perpendicular - adjective

    • intersecting at or forming right angles
    • at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
    • extremely steep

    perpendicular - thesaurus

    vertical  

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    Scrabble score for perpendicular

    p is 3 e is 1 r is 1 p is 3 e is 1 n is 1 d is 2 i is 1 c is 3 u is 1 l is 1 a is 1 r is 1
    Scrabble score = 20

    Please note that scrabble only allows seven tiles to be placed at once.

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