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Meanings of perpendicular in English
Catalan
perpendicular 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 style"
Examples for "perpendicular style"
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King's College Chapel, the glory of Cambridge and England, is in the perpendicular style of English Gothic.
2
The curvilinear gothic style of architecture was replaced by the perpendicular style, which was simpler and cheaper to build.
3
The new church, recently built at the foot of the Beacon Hill, is in the Gothic perpendicular style of architecture.
4
The chief architectural ornament of King's College, founded by King Henry VI, is the chapel in the Gothic perpendicular style.
5
Most of the carving, however, is less elaborate and intricate than these specimens, being in a perpendicular style, and on one pattern.
Intersecting at or forming right angles.
Related terms
Catalan
plom 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.
Usage of perpendicular in English
1
You use the perpendicular pronoun too much and in the wrong places.
2
The typical mound is one which covers the perpendicular burrow in Fig.
3
The wall tapers to the top and is perpendicular towards the reservoir.
4
The almost perpendicular fall of the heavy projectiles produced the desired effect.
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The upper precipice consisted of cliffs about 140 feet in perpendicular height.
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The banks of the river suddenly acquired a perpendicular and water-worn appearance.
7
Your foot and front points should now be perpendicular to the ice.
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When the needle was faced to the west it hung nearly perpendicular.
9
The panel must be perpendicular to the sunlight to generate full power.
10
It faces the south, and the ground line is perpendicular to Broadway.
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It falls fifty or sixty feet perpendicular, and the noise is terrible.
12
Bend the left knee and raise that shin perpendicular to the floor.
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Then I walked it again, my second grid perpendicular to the first.
14
Normally, I would set up the camera perpendicular to the ball's motion.
15
By contrast, this helix adopts a perpendicular orientation in the truncated protein.
16
The ship came about to a heading perpendicular to the contact's bearing.
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Translations for perpendicular
Portuguese
Perpendicular through the time
Perpendicular across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common