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
Erect perpendiculars at these points, and from the corresponding points on the dotted circle project lines parallel to 08; the intersections with the perpendiculars give points on the sine curve.
From the middle of each side arise yet other perpendiculars, which in their turn bear other cross lines, each new line being set at right angles to its predecessor.
From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc
The theory of perpendiculars to a plane is concluded by the theorem— Prop.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
