adv
Meaning 1
In a perpendicular manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
perpendicularly
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adverb
Meaning 2
in a perpendicular manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- this red line runs perpendicularly to the green line
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
straight up or down without a break
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sheer
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English perpendicular Middle English -ly English -ly English perpendicularly From perpendicular + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: perpendicularment — in a perpendicular manner
- Czech: kolmo — in a perpendicular manner
- Dutch: loodrecht — in a perpendicular manner
- Finnish: kohtisuorasti — in a perpendicular manner
- French: perpendiculairement — in a perpendicular manner
- Italian: perpendicolarmente — in a perpendicular manner
- Italian: a perpendicolo — in a perpendicular manner
- Italian: appiombo — in a perpendicular manner
- Polish: prostopadle — in a perpendicular manner
- Portuguese: perpendicularmente — in a perpendicular manner
- Sicilian: a chiummu — in a perpendicular manner
- Spanish: perpendicularmente — in a perpendicular manner