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ˌpəːp(ə)nˈdɪkjʊlə/
adj.
- at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface.
- at an angle of 90° to the ground; vertical.
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(Perpendicular)
denoting the latest stage of English Gothic church architecture, prevalent from the late 14th to mid 16th centuries, characterized by broad arches and elaborate fan vaulting.
n.
a perpendicular line.
Derivative
- perpendicularity n.
- perpendicularly adv.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. perpendicularis, from perpendiculum ‘plumb line’.