Meaning of Perpendicular

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Perpendicular

1. 1
   a.

   Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the center of the earth.

2. 2
   a.

   At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.

3. 3
   n.

   A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a vertical line or direction.

4. 4
   n.

   A line or plane falling at right angles on another line or surface, or making equal angles with it on each side.

5. 5
   a.

   Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the center of the earth.

6. 6
   a.

   At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.

7. 7
   n.

   A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a vertical line or direction.

8. 8
   n.

   A line or plane falling at right angles on another line or surface, or making equal angles with it on each side.