perpendicular
adj
1 ~ (to sth) at an angle of 90 (to another line or surface) 成直角的; 垂直的
a line drawn perpendicular to another 向一线引一垂线.
2 at a right angle to the horizontal; upright 竖立的; 直立的
the perpendicular marble columns of a Greek temple 希腊庙宇直立的大理石柱.
3 (of a cliff, rock-face, etc) rising very steeply (指悬崖、 石壁等)陡峭的, 壁立的
The valley ended in a perpendicular rim of granite. 那山谷的尽头是花岗石的断崖.
4 (also Perpendicular) (architecture 建) of the style of English Gothic architecture in the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by the use of vertical lines in its decoration 垂直式的(14-15世纪英国哥特式建筑风格的). perpendicular, n
1 [C] perpendicular line 垂直线.
2 (also the perpendicular) [U]
perpendicular position or direction 垂直; 垂直方向
The wall is a little out of (the) perpendicular. 那墙有点倾斜.
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