PERPENDICULAR Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word perpendicular. (close relations)
perpendicularly
Best Alternative Words for PERPENDICULAR
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| vertical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line • relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution • upright in position or posture noun • something that is oriented vertically • a vertical structural member as a post or stake adjective satellite • of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group) | ||||||||
| plumb | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the metal bob of a plumb line adverb • completely; used as intensifiers • conforming to the direction of a plumb line • exactly adjective satellite • exactly vertical verb • measure the depth of something • weight with lead • examine thoroughly and in great depth • adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical | ||||||||
| upright | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • upright in position or posture noun • a vertical structural member as a post or stake • a piano with a vertical sounding board adjective satellite • in a vertical position; not sloping • of moral excellence | ||||||||
| straight up | adverbadv | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of an alcoholic drink) stirred or shaken with ice, but served without it | ||||||||
| normal | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal • in accordance with scientific laws • being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development noun • something regarded as a normative example adjective satellite • forming a right angle | ||||||||
| orthogonal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not pertinent to the matter under consideration • statistically unrelated • having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles | ||||||||
| english-gothic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting | ||||||||
| english-gothic architecture | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting | ||||||||
| perpendicular style | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting | ||||||||
| plumb line | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
