A Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting.
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Examples for "perpendicular"
Examples for "perpendicular"
1You use the perpendicular pronoun too much and in the wrong places.
2The typical mound is one which covers the perpendicular burrow in Fig.
3The wall tapers to the top and is perpendicular towards the reservoir.
4The almost perpendicular fall of the heavy projectiles produced the desired effect.
5The upper precipice consisted of cliffs about 140 feet in perpendicular height.
1King's College Chapel, the glory of Cambridge and England, is in the perpendicular style of English Gothic.
2The curvilinear gothic style of architecture was replaced by the perpendicular style, which was simpler and cheaper to build.
3The new church, recently built at the foot of the Beacon Hill, is in the Gothic perpendicular style of architecture.
4The chief architectural ornament of King's College, founded by King Henry VI, is the chapel in the Gothic perpendicular style.
5Most of the carving, however, is less elaborate and intricate than these specimens, being in a perpendicular style, and on one pattern.
Translations for English-Gothic