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noun
The condition of being perpendicular.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rectangularity, oblongness
noun
the relation of opposition between things at right angles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: orthogonality, orthogonal opposition
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: opposition
History
Etymology tree English perpendicular Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English perpendicularity From perpendicular + -ity.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
