perpendicular
UK/ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)//ˌpɝ.pənˈdɪk.ju.lɚ/
perpendicular adjective: at or forming a right angle (to something).
Adjective (1)
perpendicular (comparative more perpendicular, superlative most perpendicular)
- At or forming a right angle (to something).
- In most houses, the walls are perpendicular to the floor.
- A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial...2012 March, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3
- Synonyms:
- normal, orthogonal
- Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc.
- Independent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal.
- Hey, I'm not unsabotaging anything! This is completely perpendicular sabotage!2019 May 31, David M. Willis, “Wrangled”, in Dumbing of Age
Noun
perpendicular (plural perpendiculars)
Adjective (2) capitalized: Perpendicular
Perpendicular (comparative more Perpendicular, superlative most Perpendicular)
- Of a style of English Gothic architecture from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, marked by stiff and rectilinear lines, mostly vertical window-tracery, depressed or four-centre arch, fan-tracery vaulting, and panelled walls.
perpendicular meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
perpendicular in Hindi
- line or plane
- लंब lamb, अभिलंब abhilamb
perpendicular in Tamil
- செங்குத்தான, நேர் நிலையான, செங்குத்து, நேர்குத்து, செங்குத்து நிலை
perpendicular in Marathi
- perpendicular
- अवलंब avalamba
perpendicular in Urdu
- عمودی, قائم, عمود, کھڑا, قائمہ
More languagesFewer languages
- perpendicular in Bengali
- সোজা, সরল, অবক্র
- perpendicular in Telugu
- లంబంగా
- perpendicular in Malayalam
- ലംബമായ, പ്രലംബ, നിവർന്നു നിൽക്കുന്ന, ഊർദ്ധ്വാധാരമായ
- perpendicular in Kannada
- ನೆಟ್ಟಗೆ, ಲಂಬವಾದ, ನೆಟ್ಟಗೆ ನಿಂತ
- perpendicular in Gujarati
- લંબરૂપ, લંબ
- perpendicular in Sanskrit
- लम्ब lamba
- perpendicular in Tagalog
- tadlong
- perpendicular in Arabic
- عَمُودِيّ ʕamūdiyy, رَأْسِيّ raʔsiyy
- perpendicular in Malay
- serenjang
- perpendicular in Indonesian
- tegak lurus
- perpendicular in Persian
- عمودی 'amudi
- perpendicular in Thai
- ตั้งฉาก táng-chàak, เส้นตั้งฉาก séen-táng-chàak
Examples of perpendicular in a sentence
- The perpendicular height of a triangle is known as its altitude.
- The anteroposterior axis was perpendicular to the plane defined by the superoinferior axis and the transcondylar axis.
- The anteroposterior axis was perpendicular to the plane defined by the superoinferior axis and the transmalleolar axis.
Synonyms of perpendicular
Forms of perpendicular
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more perpendicular |
| superlative | most perpendicular |
| comparative | more Perpendicular |
| superlative | most Perpendicular |
| Noun | |
| plural | perpendiculars |
Origin of perpendicular
Derived from Middle French perpendiculaire, from Old French perpendiculer, from Latin perpendiculum (“plumb line”).
Words formed from perpendicular
Phrases with perpendicular
Words that rhyme with perpendicular
- particular
- auricular
- cuticular
- funicular
- lenticular
- pedicular
- acicular
- canicular
- extracurricular
- appendicular
- articular
- interclavicular
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- monoauricular
- navicular
- orbicular
- radicular
- reticular
- supraclavicular
- vehicular
- acromioclavicular
- avicular
- biauricular
- canalicular
- clavicular
- cocurricular
- conoauricular
- coracoclavicular
- costoclavicular
- cubicular
- curricular
- diverticular
- epicuticular
- extravehicular
- fascicular
- follicular
- infraclavicular
- interauricular
- intraclavicular
- medioclavicular
- midclavicular
- nonauricular
- omoclavicular
- ossicular
- overparticular
- periauricular
- periclavicular
- postauricular
- postclavicular
- preauricular
- retroauricular
- scapuloclavicular
- sinoauricular
- sternoclavicular
- subauricular
- subclavicular
- temporoauricular
- testicular
- transauricular
- utricular
- ventricular
Questions about perpendicular
- What does perpendicular mean?
- Perpendicular means at or forming a right angle (to something).
- What is perpendicular in Hindi?
- Perpendicular in Hindi is लंब (lamb), अभिलंब (abhilamb). See Perpendicular meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is perpendicular?
- Perpendicular can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce perpendicular?
- Perpendicular is pronounced /ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ (UK).
Words near perpendicular in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: perpendicular (page history and authors); Perpendicular (page history and authors); perpendicular (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अवलंब (Marathi) (page history and authors); perpendicular (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Perpendicular (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); perpendicular (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); perpendicular (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); perpendicular (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); perpendicular (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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