1 | noun | a straight line at right angles to another line 2 | noun | a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting 3 | noun | 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 4 | noun | an extremely steep face 5 | adjective | intersecting at or forming right angles 6 | adjective | at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line 7 | adjective | extremely steep (7 meanings)

p, erpuhnd'ikyuhler (IPA: pˌɝpəndˈɪkjəlɝ)

per-pen-dic-u-lar (13 letters | 5 syllables)

1391 (Late Middle ages) (634 years ago)

Old French | Latin

perpendiculars

English-Gothic | English-Gothic architecture | perpendicular style | plumb line | vertical (total: 5)

parallel | oblique

Tudor architecture | lead line | plumb rule | sounding line

straight line | Gothic | Gothic architecture | cord | face (total: 5)

curricular | extracurricular | particular | testicular | vehicular (total: 5) (based on typical American pronunciation)

perpendicularly

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perpendicular style

Spanish: | perpendicular (geometry) | línea perpendicular (geometry) French: | perpendiculaire (geometry) | ligne perpendiculaire (geometry) Portuguese: | perpendicular (geometry) | linha perpendicular (geometry) German: | senkrecht (geometry) | Lotlinie (geometry) Japanese: | 垂直 (adjectival nouns) | 直立 (common noun) | 直角 (common noun) | 鉛直 (adjectival nouns)

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20 (International English) | 20 (North American English)