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perpendicular

/ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/
noun
  1. A line or plane that is perpendicular to another.

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

  3. A meal eaten at a tavern bar while standing up.

adjective
  1. At or forming a right angle (to something).

    "In most houses, the walls are perpendicular to the floor."

    Similar: normal, orthogonal

  2. Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc.

  3. Independent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal.

Synonymsnormal, orthogonal

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