perpendicular
adjective
vertical; straight up and down; upright.
perpendiculars
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pluralof perpendicular.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She uses a measuring stick to set the plants an equal distance apart, and as the beds are connected, the effect is one of perfectly aligned diagonals and perpendiculars.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2010
Under those glorious perpendiculars . . . this gesticulating gigolo in gilt.
From Time Magazine Archive
They form a cross with two diagonals on the perpendiculars, and count for ten; then, by repeating the process, they have a division into tens, and count by two tens, or a score.
From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 89, July 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various
If they are parallel, there may be any number of common perpendiculars.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
Masses of sloping talus reach more than half-way up; above them the cliffs are perpendicular; it is in cavities in these perpendiculars that the cliff-dwellings hide.
From The Book of the National Parks by Robert Sterling Yard
