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PERPENDICULAR

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/ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/

Extended Definitions

noun

  1. A line or plane that is perpendicular to another.
  2. A device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a perpendicular line.
  3. A meal eaten at a tavern bar while standing up.

adjective

  1. At or forming a right angle (to something).
  2. Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc.
  3. Independent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal.

noun

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Word Forms

Letter Values

P3
E1
R1
P3
E1
N1
D2
I1
C3
U1
L1
A1
R1
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