Meaning

3 senses
  1. A line or plane that is perpendicular to another.

    Lotrechte, Senkrechte

    перпендикуля́рperpendikuljár

    простопа́дprostopád

    a straight line at right angles to another line

  2. A device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a perpendicular line.

    Bleilot, Senkblei

  3. (obsolete, slang)A meal eaten at a tavern bar while standing up.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Please cut perpendicular to the fibers.

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  2. Lift is directed perpendicular to the flight direction.

    deDer Auftrieb steht senkrecht zur Flugrichtung.

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  3. The bike trail goes perpendicular to the road.

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  4. Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.

    ruТанец - это вертикальное выражение горизонтального желания.

    deTanzen ist der senkrechte Ausdruck eines waagerechten Verlangens.

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  5. The barricade has to be perpendicular to the road.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
line or plane:
Русский
By meaning 1
line or plane:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
line or plane:
device:

Origin

Derived from Middle French perpendiculaire, from Old French perpendiculer, from Latin perp

Derived from Middle French perpendiculaire, from Old French perpendiculer, from Latin perpendiculum (“plumb line”).

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Forms

plural: perpendiculars
Singularperpendicular
Pluralperpendiculars

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
perpendicular — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto