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perpendicles

perpendicles is the plural of perpendicle.

Meaning of perpendicle

Noun

perpendicle (plural perpendicles)

  1. (obsolete, uncommon) Something that hangs down, especially straight down, such as a plumb line.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:perpendicle.

Questions about perpendicles

What is perpendicles the plural of?
Perpendicles is the plural of perpendicle.

Words near perpendicles in the dictionary

  1. perpend stones
  2. perpended
  3. perpender
  4. perpenders
  5. perpendicle
  6. perpendicles
  7. perpendicular
  8. perpendicular axis theorem
  9. perpendicular bisector
  10. perpendicular bisectors
  11. perpendicular distance

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