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Meanings of perpendicularly in English
Portuguese
perpendicularmente Synonyms
Examples for "sheer"
Examples for "sheer"
1
That proved impossible given the sheer scale of the private residential market.
2
Perhaps, by sheer nerve and animal cunning, you'll survive for a year.
3
Today, BGI still claims to lead the world in sheer sequencing capacity.
4
The sheer amount of power she must have used was staggering .
5
But the sheer number of cases is causing delays in the courts.
Usage of perpendicularly in English
1
The attack from to-leeward is to be made perpendicularly in line ahead.
2
The crew were glad to note that it now hung almost perpendicularly.
3
Some of them fall from a great height perpendicularly into the sea.
4
It seemed hideous and abnormal to stand mid-way against a perpendicularly-rushing torrent.
5
Near the fort, a waterfall precipitates itself perpendicularly down a narrow ravine.
6
Lastly, the apparatus is hung up perpendicularly, with the cocoons' heads up.
7
The participants walked from a distance of 4m perpendicularly to the belt.
8
The breeze continually changes its direction and blows inshore; thence it rises perpendicularly.
9
The rain was pouring perpendicularly from a leaden sky and drenching the decks.
10
He had chosen a spot where the rock rose perpendicularly above the road.
11
Instead of constructing the engine perpendicularly, I constructed it lying upon its side.
12
Then geotropism prevailed and caused the apex to grow perpendicularly downwards.
13
Milo's hand soared up perpendicularly like an eagle and arrested Vittorio's shaving brush.
14
For instance, the two bags of flour are carried as perpendicularly as possible.
15
By this time, they were climbing almost perpendicularly up the cliff.
16
Again, suddenly one will shoot up almost perpendicularly, immediately followed by the other.
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Perpendicularly through the time
Perpendicularly across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common