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perpendicular 1. at right angles to a horizontal plane 2. denoting, relating to, or having the style of Gothic architecture used in England during the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by tracery having vertical lines, a four-centred arch, and fan vaulting 3. Geometry a line or plane perpendicular to another 4. any instrument used for indicating the vertical line through a given point 5. Mountaineering a nearly vertical face www.britainexpress.com/architecture perpendicular [¦pər·pən¦dik·yə·lər] (mathematics) Geometric objects are perpendicular if they intersect in an angle of 90°. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Accordingly we now commenced it by descending the almost perpendicular side of a steep and narrow gorge, bristling with a thick growth of reeds. The first is a perpendicular cascade of twenty feet, after which there is a swift descent for a mile, between islands of hard black rock, to another pitch of eight feet divided by two rocks. It was supplied with two rows of seats, perpendicular to the direction of the train on either side of an aisle which conducted to the front and rear platforms. |
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