| perpendicular | | |
| n. (shape) | 1. perpendicular | a straight line at right angles to another line. |
| ~ straight line | a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature.; "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. english-gothic, english-gothic architecture, perpendicular, perpendicular style | a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting. |
| ~ gothic architecture, gothic | a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches. |
| ~ tudor architecture | a style of English-Gothic architecture popular during the Tudor period; characterized by half-timbered houses. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. perpendicular, plumb line | 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. |
| ~ cord | a line made of twisted fibers or threads.; "the bundle was tied with a cord" |
| ~ lead line, sounding line | (nautical) plumb line for determining depth. |
| ~ plumb, plumb bob, plummet | the metal bob of a plumb line. |
| ~ plumb rule | a plumb line attached to a narrow board. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. perpendicular | an extremely steep face. |
| ~ face | a vertical surface of a building or cliff. |
| adj. | 5. perpendicular | intersecting at or forming right angles.; "the axes are perpendicular to each other" |
| ~ normal | forming a right angle. |
| ~ rectangular, orthogonal | having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles.; "wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes"; "a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system" |
| ~ right | having the axis perpendicular to the base.; "a right angle" |
| adj. | 6. perpendicular, vertical | at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line.; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height" |
| ~ steep | having a sharp inclination.; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs" |
| ~ plumb | exactly vertical.; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb" |
| ~ upended | turned up on end. |
| ~ unsloped, upright | in a vertical position; not sloping.; "an upright post" |
| ~ straight | having no deviations.; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders" |
| adj. | 7. perpendicular | extremely steep.; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff" |
| ~ steep | having a sharp inclination.; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs" |
| vertical | | |
| n. (linkdef) | 1. vertical | something that is oriented vertically. |
| ~ orientation | position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. upright, vertical | a vertical structural member as a post or stake.; "the ball sailed between the uprights" |
| ~ pillar, column | (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure. |
| ~ goalpost | one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field. |
| ~ jamb | upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame. |
| ~ post | an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position.; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" |
| ~ scantling, stud | an upright in house framing. |
| ~ scape, shaft | (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column. |
| ~ stile | an upright that is a member in a door or window frame. |
| ~ structural member | support that is a constituent part of any structure or building. |
| adj. (pertain) | 3. vertical | relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution. |
| adj. | 4. erect, upright, vertical | upright in position or posture.; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright" |
| ~ erectile | capable of being raised to an upright position.; "erectile feathers" |
| ~ fastigiate | having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column). |
| ~ orthostatic | pertaining to an upright standing posture.; "orthostatic hypotension" |
| ~ passant | in walking position with right foreleg raised. |
| ~ rearing, rampant | rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile.; "a lion rampant" |
| ~ semi-climbing | of plants that are semi-climbers. |
| ~ semi-erect | of plants that are partly erect. |
| ~ semi-upright | of animals that are partly erect. |
| ~ standing | having a supporting base.; "a standing lamp" |
| ~ stand-up | requiring a standing position.; "a stand-up bar"; "a stand-up comic" |
| ~ statant | standing on four feet. |
| ~ unbowed, unbent, straight | erect in posture.; "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back" |
| adj. | 5. vertical | of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group).; "vertical social mobility" |
| ~ hierarchal, hierarchic, hierarchical | classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers.; "it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art"; "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first" |
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