Perpendicular — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a straight line at right angles to another line

a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˌɜːpəndˈɪkjʊlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˌɜːpəndˈɪkjʊlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˌɜːpəndˈɪkjʊlə/

5 syllables Say it as /pˌɜːpəndˈɪkjʊlɚ/.

Examples

the axes are perpendicular to each other
a vertical camera angle
the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

English-Gothic English-Gothic architecture vertical perpendicular style plumb line

Antonyms

oblique horizontal inclined parallel

Parts of Speech

noun	a straight line at right angles to another line
noun	a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
noun	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	an extremely steep face
adjective	intersecting at or forming right angles “the axes are perpendicular to each other”
adjective	at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line “a vertical camera angle”
adjective	extremely steep “the great perpendicular face of the cliff”

Word Forms

perpendicular	adjective	intersecting at or forming right angles
perpendicular	noun	a straight line at right angles to another line
perpendicularity	noun	the relation of opposition between things at right angles
vertical	noun	something that is oriented vertically
verticalness	noun	position at right angles to the horizon
verticality	noun	position at right angles to the horizon

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

senkrecht

eine gerade Linie im rechten Winkel zu einer anderen Linie

🇫🇷French

perpendiculaire

une ligne droite perpendiculaire à une autre ligne

🇮🇹Italian

perpendicolare

una linea retta ad angolo retto rispetto ad un'altra linea

🇳🇱Dutch

loodrecht

een rechte lijn loodrecht op een andere lijn

🇷🇺Russian

перпендикуляр

прямая линия под прямым углом к другой линии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सीधा

किसी अन्य रेखा से समकोण पर एक सीधी रेखा

🇧🇩Bengali

লম্ব

সমকোণে একটি সরল রেখা অন্য লাইনে

🇮🇳Tamil

செங்குத்தாக

மற்றொரு கோட்டிற்கு செங்கோணத்தில் ஒரு நேர்கோடு

🇮🇳Telugu

లంబంగా

మరొక రేఖకు లంబ కోణంలో సరళ రేఖ

🇮🇳Marathi

लंब

उजव्या कोनातील सरळ रेषा दुसऱ्या रेषेपर्यंत

🇮🇳Gujarati

લંબ

જમણા ખૂણો પરની સીધી રેખા બીજી રેખા સુધી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಂಬವಾಗಿರುವ

ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ರೇಖೆಗೆ ಲಂಬ ಕೋನದಲ್ಲಿ ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലംബമായി

മറ്റൊരു വരിയിലേക്ക് വലത് കോണിലുള്ള ഒരു നേർരേഖ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੰਬਕਾਰੀ

ਸੱਜੇ ਕੋਣਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਰੇਖਾ ਦੂਜੀ ਰੇਖਾ ਤੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھڑا

دائیں زاویوں پر ایک سیدھی لکیر دوسری لائن تک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

垂直

与另一条线成直角的直线

🇯🇵Japanese

垂直

別の線に直角な直線

🇰🇷Korean

수직

다른 선과 직각을 이루는 직선

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vuông góc

một đường thẳng vuông góc với một đường thẳng khác

🇹🇭Thai

ตั้งฉาก

เส้นตรงที่มุมฉากไปยังอีกเส้นหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tegak lurus

garis lurus yang tegak lurus terhadap garis lainnya

🇵🇭Filipino

patayo

isang tuwid na linya sa tamang mga anggulo sa isa pang linya

🇲🇾Malay

berserenjang

garis lurus bersudut tepat ke garisan lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عمودي

خط مستقيم بزاوية قائمة على خط آخر

🇮🇷Persian

عمود بر

یک خط مستقیم در زوایای قائم به خط دیگر

🇹🇷Turkish

dik

başka bir çizgiye dik açıda olan düz bir çizgi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲנָכִי

קו ישר בזווית ישרה לישר אחר

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