perpendicular

Meanings

• 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
• intersecting at or forming right angles
  • "the axes are perpendicular to each other"
• at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
  • "measure the perpendicular height"
• extremely steep
  • "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"

Synonyms

English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture, perpendicular style, plumb line, vertical