Definition of Perpendicular
Perpendicular
per·pen·dic·u·lar
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
At a right angle to a given line or surface.
e.g. The ladder was placed perpendicular to the wall to reach the high shelf.
(adjective)
of a slope, so steep that it is almost vertical (such as a face of rock);
e.g. She slipped off the nearly perpendicular rocky, slope.
(noun)
a line that stands at a right angle to another line or plane;
e.g. She drew a perpendicular through the base of the triangle.
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