perpendicular

adj 1: intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are

perpendicular to each other" [ant: {oblique}, {parallel}]

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" [syn: {vertical}] [ant: {inclined},

{horizontal}]

3: extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"

n 1: a straight line at right angles to another line

2: a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England;

characterized by vertical lines, a four-centered (Tudor)

arch, fan vaulting [syn: {perpendicular style}, {English-Gothic},

{English-Gothic architecture}]

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 [syn: {plumb

line}]

4: an extremely steep face