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Another word for perpendicular

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Adjective

  1. At right angles to the horizon or to level ground

    See also:

    horizontal

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Another word for perpendicular

Modifier
  1. See also:

    upright

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Sentence Examples

  • The north-west tower has a Perpendicular upper portion, but the south-west tower is destroyed.

  • The old woodwork is fine, part being Perpendicular, but the greater portion dates from 1621.

  • A massive collection of sinister looking implements was growing—tools of their trade, all apparently necessary in order to remain aloft when maneuvering up or down perpendicular columns of frozen water.

  • The church of St Peter is Perpendicular, with a lofty tower and spire.

  • Over the surface of the plate and between it and the indicator there was passed, at a regularly uniform speed, in a direction perpendicular to the line of motion of the indicator, a material capable of being acted on physically by the sparks, through either their chemical action, their heat, or their perforating force.

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