Meaning & Definition of Perpendicular in English

1. A straight line at right angles to another line

2. A gothic style in 14th and 15th century england

• Characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (tudor) arch and fan vaulting

3. 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. An extremely steep face

1. Intersecting at or forming right angles

• "The axes are perpendicular to each other"

2. At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

• "A vertical camera angle"

• "The monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"

• "Measure the perpendicular height"

3. Extremely steep

• "The great perpendicular face of the cliff"