perpendicular
English Thesaurus
1. an extremely steep face (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | face, |
| definition | : | a vertical surface of a building or cliff (noun.artifact) |
2. 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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | cord, |
| definition | : | a line made of twisted fibers or threads (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | plumb rule, |
| definition | : | a plumb line attached to a narrow board (noun.artifact) |
3. a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | gothic, gothic architecture, |
| definition | : | a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | tudor architecture, |
| definition | : | a style of English-Gothic architecture popular during the Tudor period; characterized by half-timbered houses (noun.cognition) |
4. a straight line at right angles to another line (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | straight line, |
| definition | : | a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature (noun.shape) |
5. extremely steep (adj.all)
| similar | : | steep, |
| definition | : | having a sharp inclination (adj.all) |
6. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line (adj.all)
| similar | : | plumb, |
| definition | : | exactly vertical (adj.all) |
| similar | : | upended, |
| definition | : | turned up on end (adj.all) |
| similar | : | unsloped, upright, |
| definition | : | in a vertical position; not sloping (adj.all) |
| also | : | steep, |
| definition | : | having a sharp inclination (adj.all) |
| also | : | straight, |
| definition | : | having no deviations (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | orientation, |
| definition | : | position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions (noun.linkdef) |
7. intersecting at or forming right angles (adj.all)
| similar | : | normal, |
| definition | : | forming a right angle (adj.all) |
| similar | : | orthogonal, rectangular, |
| definition | : | having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles (adj.all) |
| similar | : | right, |
| definition | : | having the axis perpendicular to the base (adj.all) |
8. an extremely steep face (noun.artifact)
9. a straight line at right angles to another line (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | perpendicular, |
| definition | : | intersecting at or forming right angles (adj.all) |
10. extremely steep (adj.all)
| derivation | : | perpendicular, |
| definition | : | an extremely steep face (noun.artifact) |
11. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line (adj.all)
| antonym | : | horizontal, |
| definition | : | parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | inclined, |
| definition | : | at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | upright, vertical, |
| definition | : | a vertical structural member as a post or stake (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | perpendicularity, |
| definition | : | the quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | vertical, |
| definition | : | something that is oriented vertically (noun.linkdef) |
12. intersecting at or forming right angles (adj.all)
| antonym | : | parallel, |
| definition | : | being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | oblique, |
| definition | : | slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | perpendicularity, |
| definition | : | the quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | perpendicular, |
| definition | : | a straight line at right angles to another line (noun.shape) |
13. an extremely steep face (noun.artifact)
14. a straight line at right angles to another line (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | perpendicular, |
| definition | : | intersecting at or forming right angles (adj.all) |
15. extremely steep (adj.all)
| derivation | : | perpendicular, |
| definition | : | an extremely steep face (noun.artifact) |
16. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line (adj.all)
| antonym | : | horizontal, |
| definition | : | parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | inclined, |
| definition | : | at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | upright, vertical, |
| definition | : | a vertical structural member as a post or stake (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | perpendicularity, |
| definition | : | the quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | vertical, |
| definition | : | something that is oriented vertically (noun.linkdef) |
17. intersecting at or forming right angles (adj.all)
| antonym | : | parallel, |
| definition | : | being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | oblique, |
| definition | : | slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | perpendicularity, |
| definition | : | the quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | perpendicular, |
| definition | : | a straight line at right angles to another line (noun.shape) |
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